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Newton Booth Tarkington (1869¿1946) was an American dramatist and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist. Among only three other novelists to have won the Pulitzer Prize more than once, Tarkington was one of the greatest authors of the 1910s and 1920s who helped usher in Indiana's Golden Age of literature. In his 1914 work ¿Penrod¿, Tarkington presents a series of sketches that depict the adventures of an eleven-year-old boy called Penrod Schofield living in the American Midwest shortly before World War I. A charming tale of youth reminiscent of Mark Twain's ¿Huckleberry Finn¿, ¿Penrod¿ created the characters and set the foundation for two other novels: ¿Penrod and Sam¿ (1916) and ¿Penrod Jashber¿ (1929). It has also been adapted for the stage and screen numerous times, most famously in George Stevens' 1935 rendition. Other notable works by this author include: ¿Monsieur Beaucaire¿ (1900), ¿The Turmoil¿ (1915), and ¿The Magnificent Ambersons¿ (1918). Read & Co. Classics are proudly republishing this novel now in a new edition complete with a biography of the author from ¿Encyclopædia Britannicä (1922).

George Amberson Minafer is a terrible brat. Believing that his family name and fortune entitles him to a lifetime of prestige, he is oblivious to the lives of others and the changing ways of the world. Considered to be Booth Tarkington's best novel, The Magnificent Ambersons is a harrowing look at a family in decline in the wake of the Industrial Age.

First published in 1921, ¿Alice Adams¿ is a novel by American dramatist and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Newton Booth Tarkington (1869¿1946). Among only three other novelists to have won the Pulitzer Prize more than once, Tarkington was one of the greatest authors of the 1910s and 1920s who helped usher in Indiana's Golden Age of literature. One of his most famous and successful novels, ¿Alice Adams¿ follows the eponymous character and her struggle up the social ladder from humble beginnings in order to win the favour of a well-to-do young man. A classic tale of ambition and deceit set in the American Midwest following WWI. Other notable works by this author include: ¿Monsieur Beaucaire¿ (1900), ¿The Turmoil¿ (1915), and ¿The Magnificent Ambersons¿ (1918). Read & Co. Classics are republishing this novel now in a new edition complete with a biography of the author from ¿Encyclopædia Britannicä (1922).

The second installment in Booth Tarkington's ¿Growth Series", ¿The Magnificent Ambersons¿ is a 1918 novel that won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1919. The story continues exploring the rapid development of the Unites States through the eyes of the Ambersons, a declining aristocratic family living in Indianapolis during the final days of the Civil War. ¿The Magnificent Ambersons¿ offers the reader a fantastic glimpse of a unique part of American history and is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Tarkington's seminal work. Newton Booth Tarkington (1869¿1946) was an American dramatist and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist. Among only three other novelists to have won the Pulitzer Prize more than once, Tarkington was one of the greatest authors of the 1910s and 1920s who helped usher in Indiana's Golden Age of literature. Other notable works by this author include: ¿Monsieur Beaucaire¿ (1900), ¿Penrod¿ (1914), and ¿The Turmoil¿ (1915). Read & Co. Classics is republishing this novel now in a new edition complete with a biography of the author from ¿Encyclopædia Britannicä (1922).

Newton Booth Tarkington (1869¿1946) was an American dramatist and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist. Among only three other novelists to have won the Pulitzer Prize more than once, Tarkington was one of the greatest authors of the 1910s and 1920s who helped usher in Indiana's Golden Age of literature. His books saw numerous reprintings and were often prize-winning bestsellers, with many being for film and other media. Originally published in 1899, ¿The Gentleman from Indianä is Tarkington's first novel and explores the subject of corrupt law making, which he based on his personal experiences as a member of the legislature between 1902 and 1903. Other notable works by this author include: ¿Monsieur Beaucaire¿ (1900), ¿The Turmoil¿ (1915), and ¿The Magnificent Ambersons¿ (1918). Read & Co. Classics are republishing this novel now in a new edition complete with a biography of the author from ¿Encyclopædia Britannicä (1922).

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A light and witty novel, 'Gentle Julia' is filled with characters who you can't help but smile at. With an old-fashioned feel to it, this Booth Tarkington classic follows the escapades of a Julia Atwater and her younger cousin Florence as suitors attempt to woo her across town. Set in Indiana in the early 20th century, the story is entwined with silliness and the old-fashioned.Newton Booth Tarkington was an American novelist and dramatist best known as a multiple Pulitzer Prize-winner. He is only one of a handful of novelists to winning the Pulitzer Price more than once, winning it with his novels 'The Magnificent Ambersons' and 'Alice Adams'.Many of Tarkington's college years at Princeton and adult life are said to have mirror F. Scott Fitzgerald's.His popularity has declined over the decades but at one stage in the 1910s and 1920s he was considered one of America's best authors.

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