Harry Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first American writer to received the Nobel Prize in Literature. Best known for his novels, including Babbitt, Main Street, Dodsworth, and Elmer Gantry, this collection of his short stories is gathered from The Saturday Evening Post, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, and other popular magazines.