Quotes from Sinclair Lewis's books, and about them
Main Street on Don Quixote: “Westlake quoted the "Paradiso," "Don Quixote," "Wilhelm Meister," and the Koran, she reflected that no one she knew, not even her father, had read all four.”
Main Street on The Divine Comedy: “When Dr. Westlake quoted the "Paradiso," "Don Quixote," "Wilhelm Meister," and the Koran, she reflected that no one she knew, not even her father, had read all four.”
Main Street on The Merchant of Venice: “Perhaps the best known of his plays was "The Merchant of Venice," having a beautiful love story and a fine appreciation of a woman's brains, which a woman's club, even those who did not care to commit themselves on the question of suffrage, ought to appreciate.”
Main Street on Othello: “They were attracted to each other; a Swedish Othello and Desdemona, more useful and amiable than their prototypes.”
Main Street on Hamlet: “Terry Gould had great applause for his burlesque of "Hamlet."”
Main Street on The School for Scandal: “Guy Pollock answered with disconcerting readiness, "I'll tell you: since we're going to try to do something artistic, and not simply fool around, I believe we ought to give something classic. How about 'The School for Scandal'?"”