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Booth Tarkington

Newton Booth Tarkington was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his novels The Magnificent Ambersons (1918) and Alice Adams (1921). He is one of only four novelists to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once, along with William Faulkner, John Updike, and Colson Whitehead. In the 1910s and 1920s he was considered the United States' greatest living author. Several of his stories were adapted to film.

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The Midlander

"The Midlander" by Booth Tarkington is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story explores the lives of the Oliphant brothers, Harlan and Da...

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The Magnificent Ambersons

"The Magnificent Ambersons" by Booth Tarkington is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story focuses on the rise and subsequent decline...

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In the Arena: Stories of Political Life

"In the Arena: Stories of Political Life" by Booth Tarkington is a collection of narratives centered on the dynamics of political life, written during...

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Bimbo, the pirate: A comedy

"Bimbo, the pirate: A comedy" by Booth Tarkington is a humorous play written in the early 20th century. The story centers around a pirate named Deuter...

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Women

"Women" by Booth Tarkington is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book explores the lives and dynamics of women in a suburban setting, wit...

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The Trysting Place: A Farce in One Act

"The Trysting Place: A Farce in One Act" by Booth Tarkington is a comedic play written in the early 20th century. This theatrical piece is set in a co...

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Penrod

"Penrod" by Booth Tarkington is a novel likely written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around the adventures and misadventures of Pen...

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Seventeen A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family, Especially William

"Seventeen" by Booth Tarkington is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story focuses on the life of a 17-year-old boy, William Sylvanus...

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Alice Adams

"Alice Adams" by Booth Tarkington is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story delves into the life of Alice Adams, a young woman navigatin...

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The Gentleman from Indiana

"The Gentleman from Indiana" by Booth Tarkington is a novel written during the late 19th century. Set in the fictional town of Plattville, Indiana, th...

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The collector's whatnot : $b a compendium, manual, and syllabus of information and advice on all subjects appertaining to the collection of antiques, both ancient and not so ancient

Written under pseudonyms by Booth Tarkington, Kenneth Lewis Roberts, and Hugh MacNair Kahler.

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Harlequin and Columbine

"Harlequin and Columbine" by Booth Tarkington is a novel set in the late 19th century, exploring the world of theater and the complexities of artistic...

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The Fascinating Stranger, and Other Stories

"The Fascinating Stranger and Other Stories" by Booth Tarkington is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The opening story...

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Beasley's Christmas Party

"Beasley's Christmas Party" by Booth Tarkington is a fictional narrative likely written in the early 20th century. The story introduces the protagonis...

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The Beautiful Lady

"The Beautiful Lady" by Booth Tarkington is a novel written during the early 20th century. The book dives into themes of identity, social class, and t...

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Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Booth Tarkington

"Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Booth Tarkington" by Booth Tarkington is a comprehensive compilation of various works authored by Tarkington,...

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The Conquest of Canaan

"The Conquest of Canaan" by Booth Tarkington is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story appears to unfold in the fictional town of Canaan...

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The Two Vanrevels

"The Two Vanrevels" by Booth Tarkington is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in the quaint town of Rouen, where themes of lo...

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The Flirt

"The Flirt" by Booth Tarkington is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Valentine Corliss, a young man returning to his hometow...

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Ramsey Milholland

"Ramsey Milholland" by Booth Tarkington is a novel written in the early 20th century that portrays the life and experiences of a young boy named Ramse...

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