"The Man from Home" by Booth Tarkington is a humorous play set in Italy, highlighting the clash between American tourists and European society. Daniel Voorhees Pike, a shrewd American attorney, finds himself amidst comical chaos as he navigates social conventions and questionable marriage proposals while acting as guardian to his ward, Ethel Granger-Simpson. The narrative unfolds with witty banter and a blend of lighthearted humor and suspenseful drama as a political fugitive lurks nearby, creating an engaging atmosphere where characters grapple with identity and societal expectations. Almeric St. Aubyn, an English nobleman, is betrothed to Ethel and his engagement is threatened by the mysterious lurking fugitive that adds suspense.
The Man from Home
By Booth Tarkington
An American attorney finds himself entangled in a web of social absurdities, marriage proposals, and a lurking fugitive while vacationing abroad.
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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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