Ann Vickers
by Sinclair Lewis
Some critics were outraged by Anne Vickers when she first appeared in 1933. "People who weren't used to terrible and dirty things were better off being at a safe distance from this book," he wrote. Lewis' Anne Vickers is a complex character: a powerful prison inspector dedicated to enlightened social reforms, while at the same time trying to realize herself as a sexual being. Anne Vickers is her own personality in every respect and defends the restrictive rules of her society.
