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1923 •
Wully McLaughlin returns from the Civil War to his pioneer farming life in Iowa, only to find his sweetheart cold and traumatized.
The Age of Innocence
Edith Wharton
42 days
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1920 •
Newland Archer finds himself falling in love with a mysterious Countess, forcing him to make a life-changing decision between her and the conventional May Welland.
Alice Adams
Booth Tarkington
29 days
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1921 •
Alice Adams, a young woman from a lower middle-class family, sets out to win the love of the wealthy Arthur Russell.
Arrowsmith
Sinclair Lewis
57 days
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1925 •
Described as the first "scientific" novel, Lewis follows the life of Martin Arrowsmith through the turbulence of his professional and romantic lives, satirizing those who pursue science for fortune at the expense of truth.
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Thornton Wilder
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1927 •
After a bridge collapses killing five people, a monk sets out to learn about each victim and uncover god's purpose in the tragedy.
Early Autumn
Louis Bromfield
34 days
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1926 •
Winner of a 1927 Pulitzer Prize. Twenty years after fleeing Durham and a failed marriage, Sabine Callendar returns not defeated as expected but strong, insightful, and ready to upend society's stifling rules.
The Education of Henry Adams
Henry Adams
66 days
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1918 •
Born into a family including two past Presidents, Henry Adams recounts his history - and that of the country - through success, failure, and war.
One of Ours
Willa Cather
53 days
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1922 •
Denied his chance at university, Claude is called back to his father's successful farm and he is soon married. Both come to be prisons for him, until an overseas adventure gives him a sense of purpose.
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