He was permitted, without restriction, to speak of himself as immoral, agnostic and socialistic, so long as it was universally known that he remained… - Sinclair Lewis

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He was permitted, without restriction, to speak of himself as immoral, agnostic and socialistic, so long as it was universally known that he remained pure, Presbyterian, and Republican. ~ Ch. 2

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About Sinclair Lewis

Sinclair Lewis (7 February 1885 – 10 January 1951) was an American writer, the first American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, in 1930. He was the second husband of Dorothy Thompson, from 1928 to 1942.

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Pen Names: Tom Graham
Birth Name: Harry Sinclair Lewis

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