--- product_id: 16230623 title: "Main Street (Signet Classics)" brand: "sinclair lewisgeorge killough" price: "50 zł" currency: PLN in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pl/products/16230623-main-street-signet-classics store_origin: PL region: Poland --- # Main Street (Signet Classics) **Brand:** sinclair lewisgeorge killough **Price:** 50 zł **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Main Street (Signet Classics) by sinclair lewisgeorge killough - **How much does it cost?** 50 zł with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pl](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/16230623-main-street-signet-classics) ## Best For - sinclair lewisgeorge killough enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted sinclair lewisgeorge killough brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Main Street (Signet Classics) ## Images ![Main Street (Signet Classics) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71HPt4TyxkL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hooray *by G***D on Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2023* Got this for my mom and she loved it, so I can't complain. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sinclair obviously understood the eccentricities small towns of the upper Midwest in great detail and found it wanting after bei *by A***Z on Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2016* A first impression of the books use of many three syllable words, some of which must be googled to understand, is that this is not a dime store type novel. The prose suggests an author who has been exposed to literary excellence, probably in a prestigious back east university. That would be an apt description of Sinclair Lewis who had grown up in Sauk Center Minnesota. The novel Main Street, takes place in Gopher Prairie Minnesota which is modeled after Sinclair’s Sauk Center birthplace. Sinclair obviously understood the eccentricities small towns of the upper Midwest in great detail and found it wanting after being exposed to the wider world.Sinclair’s descriptions of the town of Gopher Prairie in the protagonist Carols voice was, “In all the town not one building save the Ionic bank, not a dozen buildings which suggested that in the fifty years of Gopher Prairie’s existence, the citizens had realized that it was neither desirable or possible to make this, their common home, amusing or attractive.” Sinclair’s opinion of the inhabitants was similar, “Carol discovered that conversation did not exist in Gopher Prairie. Even the young smart set, the hunting squire set, the respectable intellectual set, and the solid financial set, they sat up with gaiety as with a corpse.” Sinclair’s descriptions looked at the underside of the noble pioneers who wrested the land from its natural state to subject it to their will and to claim it as their own. From Sinclair’s description the result had been the planting of ugly little towns inhabited by intellectually impaired people. That Sinclair Lewis, a Midwestern small town reared boy was the first American to receive the Noble prize for literature belies Sinclair’s theses. However, believe that gifted small town youths migrate to large population centers is valid. The flotsam remains.It is interesting that the appearance of Midwestern small towns has, if anything, deteriorated during the approximately hundred years since Main Street was first published. The remaining buildings are a hundred years older and in need of maintenance, many buildings are gone and not replaced. Any new structures are usually built on the outskirts of the towns using prebuilt low cost construction methods that have a forlorn appearance on opening day.Sinclair Lewis’s described the pettiness of small town intrigues and jealousies. There is no upside to Midwest small towns in Main Street, yet Carol returns to Gopher Prairie, accepts it for what it is and knowing that she will not be able to change it except maybe around the edges.Having grown up in the Gopher Prairie type environment I found the story interesting for that reason. Beyond that, Sinclair is a skilled writer. His character and place descriptions are exceptional and he brings tension and anticipation to otherwise ordinary events. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Small town America, then and now *by J***S on Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2015* Carol grows up in a rather intellectual home, but without a mother. She attends college and takes a job as a librarian in St. Paul. After a time, she meets Dr. Will Kennicott. They marry and go to Gopher Prairie to live. Carol is young and naive, and more than a little self-important. She goes about trying to reform the town and meets with limited success. Carol is smart, but not socially savvy. She has ideas, but is totally unfocused and easily distracted. She thinks she wants to be a reformer but has no idea how to go about it, and really she just wants recognition. She is dissatisfied with her life, imagines something more, and latches onto whatever shiny new thing or person she thinks will give her what she wants.I have very mixed feelings about this novel. It wasn't hard to read, most of the time. Occasionally, Lewis steps away from his story and lectures the reader for a bit. I found it hard to give those pages my full attention. Aside from that, the story is engaging and the characters are very believable. Main Street is meant to be a satire of small town America. In this it succeeds very well and doesn't feel dated. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pl/products/16230623-main-street-signet-classics](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/16230623-main-street-signet-classics) --- *Product available on Desertcart Poland* *Store origin: PL* *Last updated: 2026-04-27*