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The provided passages indicate that *Arrowsmith*, published in 1925 [1], is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1931 [3]. The work may also be in the public domain in other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 74 years or less [2]. The longest-living author of this work died in 1951 [3].
The passages do not elaborate on how the public domain status influences the accessibility or reinterpretation of *Arrowsmith* today, nor do they discuss its enduring cultural significance beyond its publication date and award.
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← Arrowsmith ( 1925 ) by Sinclair Lewis Chapter I → related portals : Pulitzers , American literature Winner of the 1926 Pulitzer Prize for the Novel 3617447 Arrowsmith 1925 Sinclair Lewis Layout 2 ARROWSMITH By SINCLAIR LEWIS Author of Main Street, Babbitt, etc. NEW YORK HARCOURT, BRACE AND COMPANY 130 COPYRIGHT, 1925, BY HARCOURT, BRACE AND COMPANY, INC. Copyright, 1924, 1925, by The Designer Publishing Company, Inc. The first edition of Arrowsmith consists of 500 copies on handmade paper, numbered and signed by the author. Second printing [first trade edition], January, 1925 PRINTED IN…
ork is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 74 years or less . This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works . Public domain Public domain false false
mpanionship while working on the book, in the United States, in the West Indies, in Panama, in London and Fontainebleau. I wish I could reproduce our talks along the way, and the laboratory afternoons, the restaurants at night, and the deck at dawn as we steamed into tropic ports. Sinclair Lewis Chapters (not listed in original) Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV Chapter V Chapter VI Chapter VII Chapter VIII Chapter IX Chapter X Chapter XI Chapter XII Chapter XIII Chapter XIV Chapter XV Chapter XVI Chapter XVII Chapter XVIII Chapter XIX Chapter XX Chapter XXI Chapter XXII Chapter…
← Chapter XXIII Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis Chapter XXIV Chapter XXV → New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, pages 256–269 3614317 Arrowsmith — Chapter XXIV CHAPTER XXIV I It cannot be said that Martin showed any large ability for organization, but under him the Department of Public Health changed completely. He chose as his assistant Dr. Rufus Ockford, a lively youngster recommended by Dean Silva of Winnemac. The routine work, examination of babies, quarantines, anti-tuberculosis placarding, went on as before. Inspection of plumbing and food was perhaps more thorough, because Martin…
← Chapter XX Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis Chapter XXI Chapter XXII → New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, pages 222–235 3614314 Arrowsmith — Chapter XXI CHAPTER XXI I Nautilus was one of the first communities in the country to develop the Weeks habit, now so richly grown that we have Correspondence School Week, Christian Science Week, Osteopathy Week, and Georgia Pine Week. A Week is not merely a week. If an aggressive, wide-awake, live-wire, and go-ahead church or chamber of commerce or charity desires to improve itself, which means to get more money, it calls in those few energetic…
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- Given the detailed dedication to Dr. Paul H. DeKruif, how might his specific contributions to the "bacteriological and medical material" and "philosophy as a scientist" profoundly shape the narrative, character development, or overarching message of *Arrowsmith*?
- Chapter I immediately plunges the reader into a scene of intense hardship and loss in the Ohio wilderness. What foundational expectations or potential thematic contrasts does this vivid opening establish for a novel that also emphasizes scientific and medical themes from its dedication?
- If you were to explain the core essence of *Arrowsmith* to someone based *only* on the dedication, the extensive chapter list, and the opening paragraph of Chapter I, what would you hypothesize to be the central conflict or driving force of the narrative?
- Sinclair Lewis credits Dr. DeKruif not only for factual material but also for "planning of the fable itself" and "realization of the characters." What does this level of acknowledged collaboration suggest about the nature of authorship and the pursuit of authenticity in a novel exploring specialized fields?