Arrowsmith: A Doctor's Idealism

Martin Arrowsmith is a young man with a burning desire to heal—not just the sick, but the very way we understand disease. From a struggling medical school to a stifling small-town practice, from a glittering research institute to a plague-ridden island, Martin's journey is one of relentless idealism, painful compromise, and devastating loss. He marries the loyal Leora, whose quiet support anchors him; he studies under the brilliant but prickly Professor Gottlieb, a visionary bacteriologist; and he faces a moral crucible when a new serum could save thousands—or destroy his career. Sinclair Lewis's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, now retold in vivid modern prose, asks what a doctor owes to science, to society, and to himself. It is a story of love, ambition, and the high price of integrity. Part of Timeless Classics.