An early novel by Sinclair Lewis, published in 1915. A warm, gently ironic comedy about youth, ambition and the seriousness of life, it follows its protagonist's search for purpose in early twentieth-century America.
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Opening of the book
Transcriber's Note.
The Table of Contents is not part of
the original book.
In page 212 there is an incomplete
sentence "Poor Tad was". This sentence
is incomplete in this book as well as
the many editions verified.
[See page 290 THE COLD BREEZE ENLIVENED THEM, THE STERNNESS O
CRUEL RIVER AND MILES OF BROWN SHORE MADE THEM GRAVELY
[See page 290
THE COLD BREEZE ENLIVENED THEM, THE STERNNESS OF THE SWIFT, CR
MILES OF BROWN SHORE MADE THEM GRAVELY HAPPY.
THE TRAIL OF
THE HAWK
A COMEDY
OF THE SERIOUSNESS
OF LIFE
BY
SINCLAIR LEWIS AUTHOR OF Our Mr. Wrenn HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS NEW YORK AND LONDON The Trail of the Hawk Copyright, 1915, by Harper & Brothers CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE Part I 1 CHAPTER I 3 CHAPTER II 16
CHAPTER III 26 CHAPTER IV 35 CHAPTER V 46 CHAPTER VI 58 CHAPTER VII 71 CHAPTER VIII 78 CHAPTER IX 86 CHAPTER X 100 CHAPTER XI 106 CHAPTER XII 115 Part II 125 CHAPTER XIII 127 CHAPTER XIV 135 CHAPTER XV 146 CHAPTER XVI 156 CHAPTER XVII 162 CHAPTER XVIII 167 CHAPTER XIX 174 CHAPTER XX 179 CHAPTER XXI 187 CHAPTER XXII 202 CHAPTER XXIII 210 Part III 223 CHAPTER XXIV 225 CHAPTER XXV 231 CHAPTER XXVI 242 CHAPTER XXVII 248 CHAPTER XXVIII 261 CHAPTER XXIX 270
CHAPTER XXX 282 CHAPTER XXXI 290 CHAPTER XXXII 300 CHAPTER XXXIII 310 CHAPTER XXXIV 324 CHAPTER XXXV 333 CHAPTER XXXVI 342 CHAPTER XXXVII 352 CHAPTER XXXVIII 362 CHAPTER XXXIX 368 CHAPTER XL 379 CHAPTER XLI 387 CHAPTER XLII 400 TO THE OPTIMISTIC REBELS THROUGH WHOSE TALK AT LUNCHEON THE AUTHOR WATCHES THE MANY-COLORED SPECTACLE OF LIFE—GEORGE SOULE, HARRISON SMITH, ALLAN UPDEGRAFF, F. K. NOYES, ALFRED HARCOURT, B. W. HUEBSCH. Part I THE ADVENTURE OF YOUTH
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