The Beautiful Lady - Booth Tarkington - Bog

The Beautiful Lady is a novel written by Booth Tarkington, an American novelist and dramatist. The book is set in the early 1900s and follows the story of a young man named Hugh Warrender who falls in love with a mysterious woman known only as the Beautiful Lady. Hugh is a successful and wealthy businessman who is engaged to a woman named Alice Adams. However, when he meets the Beautiful Lady, he becomes infatuated with her and begins to question his engagement to Alice. The Beautiful Lady is a complex and enigmatic character who seems to have a troubled past.As Hugh becomes more involved with the Beautiful Lady, he begins to uncover secrets about her past and the people in her life. He also learns more about himself and what he truly wants in life. The novel explores themes of love, loyalty, and the pursuit of happiness.Tarkington's writing style is rich and descriptive, painting a vivid picture of the characters and their surroundings. The Beautiful Lady is a captivating and engaging read that will keep readers guessing until the very end.What a ride it was to Venice that day! What magical airs we rode through, and what a thieving old trickster was time, as he always becomes when one wishes hours to be long! I think Poor Jr. had made himself forget everything except that he was with her and that he must be a friend. He committed a thousand ridiculousnesses at the stations; he filled one side of the compartment with the pretty chianti-bottles, with terrible cakes, and with fruits and flowers; he never ceased his joking, which had no tiresomeness in it, and he made the little journey one of continuing, happy laughter.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.