Influential novelist and playwright (1885–1951) whose works include the classics Babbitt, Elmer Gantry, and Main Street; in 1930 he became the first American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. TLS, one page, 7 x 10, April 1, 1940. Lewis writes to Flora May and Arthur. In part: “Bless you for your letter about [his novel] Bethel Merriday. The girl seems to be starting off well, and mostly good reviews, with just enough reviewers who simply hate the book to keep it all interesting…. I’m hard at work on a play, and I shan’t be back east till June. This summer I’ll probably be in the theaters again most of the summer….” In very good condition, with horizontal fold lightly touching signature, a few creases, and scattered soiling with a few light stains (one near but not touching last name). R&R COA.
