Free Air
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| Author | Sinclair Lewis |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Road novel |
Publication date | 1919 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 370 pp |
Free Air is a 1919 novel written by Sinclair Lewis. A silent film adaptation of the novel was also released on April 30, 1922. The film starred Tom Douglas as Milt Daggett and Marjorie Seaman as Claire Boltwood.
Plot summary
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"This cheerful little road novel, published in 1919, is about Claire Boltwood, who, in the early days of the 20th century, travels by automobile from New York City to the Pacific Northwest, where she falls in love with a nice, down-to-earth young man and gives up her snobbish Estate." (From the Book Stub)
From a critical perspective, Free Air is consistent with Sinclair Lewis's lean towards
In the HBO series Boardwalk Empire, set initially in 1920, Jimmy and his girlfriend Pearl are reading Free Air. The 18-year-old Chicago prostitute Pearl hopes to head West like the heroine, along with Jimmy.
See also
Works related to Free Air at Wikisource
External links
- Free Air at Project Gutenberg
Free Air public domain audiobook at LibriVox
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