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Bethel Merriday is a 1940 novel by Sinclair Lewis. It is a book depicting the journey of an aspiring young actress, and her life in a touring company. The company is performing a then-modern update on Romeo and Juliet. References
Bethel Merriday. by. Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951. Publication date. 1940. Publisher. London : J. Cape. Collection. inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; americana.
CHAPTER I. THAT was the first time that anyone ever called her an actress—June 1st, 1922, Bethel's sixth birthday. There was no spotlight, no incidental music, and her only audience were her mother and a small dog looking regretfully through the window of a boarding-house. But she was sensational.
In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was awarded "for his vigorous and graphic art of...
Sinclair Lewis' novel, 'Bethel Merriday,' delves into the complexities of small-town life in America during the early 20th century. Through vivid descriptions and...
On her sixth birthday Bethel's mother caught her imitating the slouching, slow walk of an old woman and rebuked her for generally showing off, speaking up...
Young Bethel Merriday, an eager amateur with theatre in her blood, is the most attractive and the most convincing heroine Mr. Lewis has ever drawn.
