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.
The Conquest of Canaan
In a small town, a battle of wits and wills ignites when a cynical group of old timers meet a new comer, challenging everything the town holds dear about society and self.
By Booth Tarkington
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
Venture into a humorous world of antique hunting, where eccentric collectors and questionable treasures collide in a delightful pursuit of the past.
By Booth Tarkington
His Own People
Entranced by counts and countesses, a naive young man discovers the shiny world he longed for hides unexpected treachery and challenges his very self.
By Booth Tarkington
Seventeen A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family, Especially William
In a charming town during a bygone era, a young man's hilarious and heartfelt quest for love and maturity leads him through the chaotic landscape of adolescence.
By Booth Tarkington
The Man from Home
An American attorney finds himself entangled in a web of social absurdities, marriage proposals, and a lurking fugitive while vacationing abroad.
By Booth Tarkington
The Turmoil: A Novel
Amidst a city transformed by rapid growth and industrial ambition, a family grapples with the cost of progress as a son questions the values that drive his father's success.
By Booth Tarkington
Alice Adams
Amidst family struggles and social expectations, a young woman strives for something more.
By Booth Tarkington
The Flirt
When a charismatic young man returns to his hometown, he ignites a web of romantic rivalries and social intrigues, particularly with a captivating young woman.
By Booth Tarkington
The Trysting Place: A Farce in One Act
Amidst mistaken identities and clandestine rendezvous, a romantic farce unfolds in a secluded hotel lounge, intertwining the innocence of youth with the complexities of adult relationships.
By Booth Tarkington
Penrod and Sam
In a world of make-believe battles and youthful mischief, two best friends discover the joys and challenges of growing up together.
By Booth Tarkington
The Midlander
Amidst family expectations and social divides, two brothers clash as one seeks to uphold tradition and the other fights for his own path.
By Booth Tarkington
The Gentleman from Indiana
In a small Indiana town, a newcomer's ambition to revive a struggling newspaper clashes with local politics and a mysterious group threatening the peace.
By Booth Tarkington
Bimbo, the pirate: A comedy
When a ship is captured by pirates, a young couple discovers that their captors value manners and good behavior.
By Booth Tarkington
Women
In a world of societal expectations and marital intricacies, three women grapple with fidelity, identity, and the pressures of suburban life in the early 20th century.
By Booth Tarkington
The Two Vanrevels
In a quaint town, a young woman's return ignites a fierce love triangle.
By Booth Tarkington
Beasley's Christmas Party
In a quiet town, a peculiar man's solitary life intertwines with a sickly child's imagination, leading to a Christmas gathering that promises to change everything.
By Booth Tarkington
The Beautiful Lady
In a city of beauty and cruelty; a man’s infatuation with a kind woman offers him a quest for dignity.
By Booth Tarkington
The Magnificent Ambersons
Watch a spoiled heir's arrogance bring about the downfall of his family's fortune as a changing world challenges everything they hold dear.
By Booth Tarkington
Ramsey Milholland
In an early 20th-century small town, a young boy's life takes shape through war, friendships, and innocent questions to his grandfather.
By Booth Tarkington
In the Arena: Stories of Political Life
Amidst the rough and tumble world of early twentieth-century politics, follow men and women as they wage war against each other from opposite sides of the political spectrum.
By Booth Tarkington