Our Mr. Wrenn
Harper & Brothers | |
Publication date | 1914 |
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| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 254 |
Our Mr. Wrenn: The Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man is a 1914 novel by Sinclair Lewis and the first to be published under his real name.
Plot
The titular Mr. Wrenn, an unambitious and unassuming employee of a novelty toy company, quits his job after inheriting a fortune from his late father and decides to spend his newfound wealth traveling the world.
Reception
The book sold nine thousand copies.[1]
The book did not get major reviews but most of the reviews said it was a fresh first novel with a different slant.
The book was reprinted after Sinclair Lewis gained popularity in later years.[8]
References
- ^ Lingeman, Richard. Sinclair Lewis: Rebel from Main Street Random House, 2002.
- ^ Lingeman, Richard. Sinclair Lewis: Rebel from Main Street Random House, 2002.
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- ^ The Nation, March 12, 1914.
- ^ American Review of Reviews, May 14, 1914.
- ^ Boston Transcript, April 29, 1914.
- ^ Outlook, May 2, 1914.
- Grosset and Dunlaphas a note below Sinclair Lewis's name: "Author of Main Street, Babbitt, etc." therefore dating this edition to the late 1920s or early 1930s.
External links
- Digitized copies of Our Mr. Wrenn at Internet Archive
Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man public domain audiobook at LibriVox
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