Babbitt (Sinclair Lewis)

'Babbitt respected bigness in anything: in mountains, jewels, muscles, wealth or words.' First published in 1922, Babbitt is a scathing satirical novel that wittily condemns the vacuous and superficial lives of the middle class in early twentieth-century America. George F. Babbitt, a successful real estate agent in the fictional city of Zenith in the Midwest, is openly conservative: he embraces proper social etiquette, business success and traditional values.

Author:: Sinclair Lewis
Narrator:: Robert G. Slade
Content:: Unabridged (chapter list)
Length:: 14:04 h
Format:: MP3 download (580 MB)
Language:: English
Publisher:: SNR Audio (2025)
Genres:: Classics, Fiction
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01 - Chapter 1	0:08	1 MB
02 - Chapter 2	0:23	1 MB
03 - Chapter 3	30:11	20 MB
04 - Chapter 4	22:59	15 MB
05 - Chapter 5	32:46	22 MB
06 - Chapter 6	27:20	18 MB
07 - Chapter 7	40:21	28 MB
08 - Chapter 8	51:05	36 MB
09 - Chapter 9	26:32	18 MB
10 - Chapter 10	42:26	29 MB
11 - Chapter 11	20:59	14 MB
12 - Chapter 12	31:24	21 MB
13 - Chapter 13	12:40	8 MB
14 - Chapter 14	8:08	5 MB
15 - Chapter 15	39:00	27 MB
16 - Chapter 16	26:55	18 MB
17 - Chapter 17	26:08	18 MB
18 - Chapter 18	20:36	14 MB
19 - Chapter 19	22:15	15 MB
20 - Chapter 20	21:52	15 MB
21 - Chapter 21	30:24	20 MB
22 - Chapter 22	14:11	9 MB
23 - Chapter 23	12:37	8 MB
24 - Chapter 24	10:47	7 MB
25 - Chapter 25	19:43	13 MB
26 - Chapter 26	25:24	17 MB
27 - Chapter 27	16:41	11 MB
28 - Chapter 28	17:08	11 MB
29 - Chapter 29	18:35	12 MB
30 - Chapter 30	21:55	14 MB
31 - Chapter 31	37:39	25 MB
32 - Chapter 32	24:24	16 MB
33 - Chapter 33	16:09	10 MB
34 - Chapter 34	24:14	16 MB
35 - Chapter 35	21:22	14 MB
36 - Chapter 36	24:38	16 MB
37 - Chapter 37	0:18	1 MB
38 - Chapter 38	3:58	2 MB

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Summary

'Babbitt respected bigness in anything: in mountains, jewels, muscles, wealth or words.'
First published in 1922, Babbitt is a scathing satirical novel that wittily condemns the vacuous and superficial lives of the middle class in early twentieth-century America.
George F. Babbitt, a successful real estate agent in the fictional city of Zenith in the Midwest, is openly conservative: he embraces proper social etiquette, business success and traditional values. But secretly, a disillusion with the American Dream begins to take root. As he begins to question the emptiness of his life, Babbitt goes to extreme lengths to uncover a novel sense of personal freedom. But when the pressures of societal expectation and fear of nonconformity threaten to destroy the life he once loved, Babbitt is forced to reconsider his actions. A masterclass in satire and literary realism, Babbitt remains an American classic for the ages.
Sinclair Lewis (1885 – 1951) was an American novelist, short story writer and dramatist. In 1930, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. His work often critiqued capitalism and the materialist nature of inter-war America, and is still widely read to this day.

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