Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis
"Elmer Gantry" by Sinclair Lewis is a satirical novel published in 1927. It follows a charismatic but morally corrupt preacher who rises through American evangelical and fundamentalist circles despite his hypocrisy, womanizing, and thirst for power. As Gantry climbs from small fringe churches to become a major force in the Methodist Church, his manipulations and scandals destroy lives around him while he barely escapes ruin himself. The novel offers a biting critique
of 1920s religious culture and created enormous controversy upon publication. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951 |
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| LoC No. | 27004761 |
| Title | Elmer Gantry |
| Original Publication | New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1927. |
| Note | Wikipedia page on this work: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_Gantry |
| Credits | Al Haines, Mark Akrigg, Cindy Beyer & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at www.pgdpcanada.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Satire |
| Subject | Protestant churches -- Clergy -- Fiction |
| Subject | Evangelists -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 72609 |
| Release Date | Jan 3, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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