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The Innocents, by Sinclair Lewis
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Title: The Innocents A Story for Lovers
Author: Sinclair Lewis
Release Date: May 11, 2008 [EBook #25430]
Language: English
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THE INNOCENTS
BOOKS BY SINCLAIR LEWIS
THE INNOCENTS THE JOB THE TRAIL OF THE HAWK OUR MR. WRENN
HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK [ESTABLISHED 1817]
[Illustration: THE INNOCENTS]
THE INNOCENTS
A STORY FOR LOVERS
BY SINCLAIR LEWIS
AUTHOR OF "THE TRAIL OF THE HAWK" "THE JOB" ETC.
HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS NEW YORK AND LONDON
THE INNOCENTS
Copyright, 1917, by Harper & Brothers Printed in the United States of America Published October, 1917 F-R
A DEDICATORY INTRODUCTION
If this were a ponderous work of realism, such as the author has attempted to write, and will doubtless essay again, it would be perilous to dedicate it to the splendid assembly of young British writers, lest the critics search for Influences and Imitations. But since this is a flagrant