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Free Air

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Original author: Sinclair Lewis

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"Free Air" by Sinclair Lewis is a novel written in 1919. Claire Boltwood embarks on an early automobile journey from New York City to the Pacific Northwest, where she encounters a working-class young man who challenges her privileged worldview. This pioneering road trip novel champions the democratic freedom of automobile travel while contrasting snobbish elitists with down-to-earth characters. Lewis's egalitarian vision explores class tensions and personal transformation on the open road, anticipating the American road novel tradition.

Free Air, by Sinclair Lewis. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #26732.

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35 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter219 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: Miss Boltwood of Brooklyn Is Lost in the Mud1,534 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: Claire Escapes From Respectability2,278 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: A Young Man in a Raincoat3,241 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: A Room Without2,620 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: Release Brakes--Shift to Third3,620 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: The Land of Billowing Clouds1,691 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: The Great American Frying Pan2,291 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: The Discovery of Canned Shrimps and Hesperides3,722 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: The Man with Agate Eyes2,214 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: The Curious Incident of the Hillside Road1,419 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: Sagebrush Tourists of the Great Highway2,170 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: The Wonders of Nature with All Modern Improvements1,954 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: Adventurers by Firelight2,240 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV: The Beast of the Corral1,028 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV: The Black Day of the Voyage2,463 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI: The Spectacles of Authority2,219 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII: The Vagabond in Green2,672 words
  1. 19.Chapter XVIII: The Fallacy of Romance1,166 words
  2. 20.Chapter XIX: The Night of Endless Pines2,392 words
  3. 21.Chapter XX: The Free Woman2,727 words
  4. 22.Chapter XXI: The Mine of Lost Souls1,810 words
  5. 23.Chapter XXII: Across the Roof of the World1,771 words
  6. 24.Chapter XXIII: The Grael in a Back Yard in Yakima893 words
  7. 25.Chapter XXIV: Her Own People2,569 words
  8. 26.Chapter XXV: The Abyssinian Prince3,424 words
  9. 27.Chapter XXVI: A Class in Engineering and Omelets1,810 words
  10. 28.Chapter XXVII: The Viciousness of Nice Things2,301 words
  11. 29.Chapter XXVIII: The Morning Coat of Mr. Hudson B. Riggs2,158 words
  12. 30.Chapter XXIX: The Enemy Love1,370 words
  13. 31.Chapter XXX: The Virtuous Plotters661 words
  14. 32.Chapter XXXI: The Kitchen Intimate4,503 words
  15. 33.Chapter XXXII: The Cornfield Aristocrat3,052 words
  16. 34.Chapter XXXIII: Tooth-Mug Tea3,446 words
  17. 35.Chapter XXXIV: The Beginning of a Story4,403 words