"Monsieur Beaucaire" by Booth Tarkington, is a humorous tale set in old England, centered around a Frenchman who uses clever disguises to outsmart high society. The story follows a young man who starts as a barber and finds himself pretending to be a French Duke to win the affections of Lady Mary Carlisle. He uses sharp wit and bold moves to charm her and expose wrongdoings and challenge social norms. The story explores themes of identity and being true to oneself, all while filled with romance and set against a backdrop of England.
Monsieur Beaucaire
By Booth Tarkington
A barber in disguise risks everything in a game of love and status among England's elite.
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2006-02-26
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About the AuthorNewton 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.
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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