Tarkington
(Newton) Booth, 1869–1946, U.S. novelist and playwright.
Contemporary Examples
American Dreams, 1914: Penrod by Booth Tarkington Nathaniel Rich February 26, 2014
Historical Examples
Explorers of the Dawn Mazo de la Roche
Seeing Things at Night Heywood Broun
Literature in the Making Various
Mince Pie
Author: Christopher Darlington Morley
Release Date: October 10, 2004 [eBook #13694]
Christopher Darlington Morley
Literature in the Making Various
Short Stories of Various Types Various
Confessions of a Book-Lover Maurice Francis Egan
Mince Pie
Author: Christopher Darlington Morley
Release Date: October 10, 2004 [eBook #13694]
Christopher Darlington Morley
Toaster’s Handbook Peggy Edmund and Harold W. Williams, compilers
noun
(Newton) Booth. 1869–1946, US novelist. His works include the historical romance Monsieur Beaucaire (1900), tales of the Middle West, such as The Magnificent Ambersons (1918) and Alice Adams (1921), and the series featuring the character Penrod
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