Tarkington, Booth 1869-1946
Overview
| Works: | 1,214 works in 4,304 publications in 13 languages and 93,283 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction Domestic fiction Psychological fiction Drama Humorous fiction Film adaptations Short stories Romance fiction Criticism, interpretation, etc Juvenile works |
| Roles: | Author, Bibliographic antecedent, Lyricist, Other, Librettist, Composer, Conceptor, Author of introduction, Author in quotations or text abstracts |
| Classifications: | PS2972, 813.52 |
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Most widely held works about
Booth Tarkington
- American fiction; an historical and critical survey by Arthur Hobson Quinn( Book )
- Booth Tarkington by Keith J Fennimore( Book )
- Booth Tarkington : gentleman from Indiana by James Leslie Woodress( Book )
- The magnificent Ambersons( Visual )
- The magnificent Ambersons by Orson Welles( Visual )
- Your amiable uncle; letters to his nephews by Booth Tarkington( Book )
- Booth Tarkington's Alice Adams( Visual )
- On plays, playwrights, and playgoers : selections from the letters of Booth Tarkington to George C. Tyler and John Peter Toohey, 1918-1925 by Booth Tarkington( Book )
- A bibliography of Booth Tarkington, 1869-1946 by Dorothy R Russo( Book )
- My amiable uncle : recollections about Booth Tarkington by Susanah Mayberry( Book )
- Some American story tellers by Frederic Taber Cooper( Book )
- Gods and little fishes by Alfred Pearce Dennis( Book )
- Booth Tarkington by Robert Cortes Holliday( Book )
- Booth Tarkington, a bibliography by Barton Currie( Book )
- Booth Tarkington; a sketch by Asa Don Dickinson( Book )
- Alice Adams by George Stevens( Visual )
- The world does move by Booth Tarkington( Book )
- The magnificent Ambersons( Visual )
- Penrod by Booth Tarkington( Book )
- Monsieur Beaucaire by André Messager( Visual )
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Most widely held works by
Booth Tarkington
The magnificent Ambersons by
Booth Tarkington(
Book
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217 editions published between 1918 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 7,030 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize when it was first published in 1918. The Magnificent Ambersons chronicles the changing fortunes of three generations of an American dynasty. The protagonist of Booth Tarkington's great historical drama is George Amberson Minafer, the spoiled and arrogant grandson of the founder of the family's magnificence. Eclipsed by a new breed of developers, financiers, and manufacturers, this pampered scion begins his gradual descent from the midwestern aristocracy to the working class
217 editions published between 1918 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 7,030 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize when it was first published in 1918. The Magnificent Ambersons chronicles the changing fortunes of three generations of an American dynasty. The protagonist of Booth Tarkington's great historical drama is George Amberson Minafer, the spoiled and arrogant grandson of the founder of the family's magnificence. Eclipsed by a new breed of developers, financiers, and manufacturers, this pampered scion begins his gradual descent from the midwestern aristocracy to the working class
Penrod by
Booth Tarkington(
)
171 editions published between 1914 and 2018 in 9 languages and held by 5,719 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A saga of the American boy
171 editions published between 1914 and 2018 in 9 languages and held by 5,719 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A saga of the American boy
Alice Adams by
Booth Tarkington(
)
130 editions published between 1921 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 5,553 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Alice feels inadequate both because she is snubbed by a clique that has false standards and because she discredits her own good qualities. This story shows the growing pains of a high school girl who failed to crash small-town society
130 editions published between 1921 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 5,553 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Alice feels inadequate both because she is snubbed by a clique that has false standards and because she discredits her own good qualities. This story shows the growing pains of a high school girl who failed to crash small-town society
Seventeen by
Booth Tarkington(
)
183 editions published between 1915 and 2018 in 6 languages and held by 5,385 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This story of the first love experience of William Sylvanus Baxter shows an insight into the emotions and mental processes of the adolescent boy
183 editions published between 1915 and 2018 in 6 languages and held by 5,385 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This story of the first love experience of William Sylvanus Baxter shows an insight into the emotions and mental processes of the adolescent boy
Monsieur Beaucaire by
Booth Tarkington(
)
173 editions published between 1899 and 2018 in 8 languages and held by 4,474 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The young Frenchman did very well what he had planned to do. His guess that the Duke would cheat proved good. As the unshod half-dozen figures that had been standing noiselessly in the entryway stole softly into the shadows of the chamber, he leaned across the table and smilingly plucked a card out of the big Englishman's sleeve
173 editions published between 1899 and 2018 in 8 languages and held by 4,474 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The young Frenchman did very well what he had planned to do. His guess that the Duke would cheat proved good. As the unshod half-dozen figures that had been standing noiselessly in the entryway stole softly into the shadows of the chamber, he leaned across the table and smilingly plucked a card out of the big Englishman's sleeve
Penrod and Sam by
Booth Tarkington(
)
105 editions published between 1914 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 4,194 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Another collection of tales about Penrod Schofield and his playmate Sam. Together, the two of them get into more trouble than Dennis the Menace and the Little Rascals combined
105 editions published between 1914 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 4,194 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Another collection of tales about Penrod Schofield and his playmate Sam. Together, the two of them get into more trouble than Dennis the Menace and the Little Rascals combined
The turmoil : a novel by
Booth Tarkington(
)
74 editions published between 1900 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 3,393 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This novel is about how the artistic soul is sacrificed on the altar of big business. Except in this case the artist willingly makes the sacrifice and has no regrets afterward. Thus, the novel can't be counted a tragedy. John Sheridan lives by one mantra: Bigger is better. He owns the Sheridan Pump Works and is determined to make it an industrial giant. He brings his two oldest sons into the business only to see them fail. His youngest son, Bibbs, is sickly and dreams of becoming a writer. But his father won't hear of it and puts him to work in the company, too. Surprisingly, Bibbs thrives in this setting and pushes the company onto ever greater levels of success. His fiancé is appalled that he would go along with his father's wishes, but Bibbs assures her he never would have made it as a writer and he made the right decision. It's a surprising development: one expects Bibbs to stand up to his father and declare his artistic endeavors more important. But I think Tarkington is being realistic here, and he is careful to develop Bibbs's character so that we can see him appreciate the usefulness his life takes on from the emptiness he'd known before because of his illness. Tarkington was not afraid to praise big business, though he also knew what to criticize about it, too (one thing he was quick to point out was how it spoiled natural beauty). If John Sheridan could declare, "Wealth! I will get wealth! I will make Wealth! I will sell Wealth for more Wealth," his son Bibbs could remark on how his father had served business blindly while he, Bibbs, believed "If man would let me [business] serve him, I should be beautiful." There is no irony intended in this, just a statement of belief. --Bomojaz at Amazon.com
74 editions published between 1900 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 3,393 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This novel is about how the artistic soul is sacrificed on the altar of big business. Except in this case the artist willingly makes the sacrifice and has no regrets afterward. Thus, the novel can't be counted a tragedy. John Sheridan lives by one mantra: Bigger is better. He owns the Sheridan Pump Works and is determined to make it an industrial giant. He brings his two oldest sons into the business only to see them fail. His youngest son, Bibbs, is sickly and dreams of becoming a writer. But his father won't hear of it and puts him to work in the company, too. Surprisingly, Bibbs thrives in this setting and pushes the company onto ever greater levels of success. His fiancé is appalled that he would go along with his father's wishes, but Bibbs assures her he never would have made it as a writer and he made the right decision. It's a surprising development: one expects Bibbs to stand up to his father and declare his artistic endeavors more important. But I think Tarkington is being realistic here, and he is careful to develop Bibbs's character so that we can see him appreciate the usefulness his life takes on from the emptiness he'd known before because of his illness. Tarkington was not afraid to praise big business, though he also knew what to criticize about it, too (one thing he was quick to point out was how it spoiled natural beauty). If John Sheridan could declare, "Wealth! I will get wealth! I will make Wealth! I will sell Wealth for more Wealth," his son Bibbs could remark on how his father had served business blindly while he, Bibbs, believed "If man would let me [business] serve him, I should be beautiful." There is no irony intended in this, just a statement of belief. --Bomojaz at Amazon.com
The conquest of Canaan : a novel by
Booth Tarkington(
)
76 editions published between 1905 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 3,188 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
What does it mean to be popular? Is it a mark of good character, or merely a sign that you're well-regarded among an influential group of elites? The hero in Booth Tarkington's tale The Conquest of Canaan has achieved a strange kind of popularity -- he's seen as a prince among those who are down on their luck, but to the upper classes and the powerful, he might as well be invisible. Will Joe Loudon be able to channel his limited influence to make some much-needed changes in his community?
76 editions published between 1905 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 3,188 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
What does it mean to be popular? Is it a mark of good character, or merely a sign that you're well-regarded among an influential group of elites? The hero in Booth Tarkington's tale The Conquest of Canaan has achieved a strange kind of popularity -- he's seen as a prince among those who are down on their luck, but to the upper classes and the powerful, he might as well be invisible. Will Joe Loudon be able to channel his limited influence to make some much-needed changes in his community?
The gentleman from Indiana by
Booth Tarkington(
Book
)
162 editions published between 1899 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 2,647 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The American author's first novel depicts the struggle of a country newspaper editor to denounce political corruption
162 editions published between 1899 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 2,647 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The American author's first novel depicts the struggle of a country newspaper editor to denounce political corruption
The flirt by
Booth Tarkington(
)
73 editions published between 1913 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 2,001 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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73 editions published between 1913 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 2,001 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Gentle Julia by
Booth Tarkington(
)
55 editions published between 1922 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,791 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Penrod for girls in the form of Florence, the bratty younger cousin of luminous Julia Atwater, enlivens this romantic comedy set in Tarkington's Indiana of the early 20th Century."--LibriVox
55 editions published between 1922 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,791 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Penrod for girls in the form of Florence, the bratty younger cousin of luminous Julia Atwater, enlivens this romantic comedy set in Tarkington's Indiana of the early 20th Century."--LibriVox
The two Vanrevels by
Booth Tarkington(
Book
)
70 editions published between 1902 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,577 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set in 1846, Mr. Carewe "brought his lovely daughter home from the convent to wreck the hearts of the youth of Rouen." Betty Carewe soon finds herself pursued by two young men--but she mistakes them for the same person. Ardent suitor Crailey Gray is content to let her believe that he is his rival, Tom Vanrevel
70 editions published between 1902 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,577 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set in 1846, Mr. Carewe "brought his lovely daughter home from the convent to wreck the hearts of the youth of Rouen." Betty Carewe soon finds herself pursued by two young men--but she mistakes them for the same person. Ardent suitor Crailey Gray is content to let her believe that he is his rival, Tom Vanrevel
The guest of Quesnay by
Booth Tarkington(
)
60 editions published between 1900 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,565 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Metaphysical mystery story of a man whose past has been blotted out by an injury to his brain. The story takes place in France and is written in the first person
60 editions published between 1900 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,565 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Metaphysical mystery story of a man whose past has been blotted out by an injury to his brain. The story takes place in France and is written in the first person
The gentleman from Indianapolis : a treasury of Booth Tarkington by
Booth Tarkington(
Book
)
14 editions published between 1899 and 1957 in English and held by 1,348 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Short stories, three complete novels, and selections from novels
14 editions published between 1899 and 1957 in English and held by 1,348 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Short stories, three complete novels, and selections from novels
Best American plays : supplementary volume, 1918-1958 by
John Gassner(
Book
)
1 edition published in 1961 in English and held by 1,344 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Collection of 17 plays which did not appear in the editor's earlier Best plays collections covering the period, 1918-1958
1 edition published in 1961 in English and held by 1,344 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Collection of 17 plays which did not appear in the editor's earlier Best plays collections covering the period, 1918-1958
In the arena: stories of political life by
Booth Tarkington(
Book
)
48 editions published between 1905 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,304 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Booth Tarkington served in the Indiana House of Representatives in 1902; bosses, dirty tricks, vote fraud, and smoke-filled rooms bring these short fiction pieces about politics to life. Collected in 1905, the book includes Boss Gorget," The Aliens," The Need of Money," Hector," Mrs. Protheroe," and Great Men's Sons."
48 editions published between 1905 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,304 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Booth Tarkington served in the Indiana House of Representatives in 1902; bosses, dirty tricks, vote fraud, and smoke-filled rooms bring these short fiction pieces about politics to life. Collected in 1905, the book includes Boss Gorget," The Aliens," The Need of Money," Hector," Mrs. Protheroe," and Great Men's Sons."
Image of Josephine by
Booth Tarkington(
Book
)
21 editions published between 1945 and 1948 in English and held by 1,219 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A wealthy socialite, Josephine tries those around her
21 editions published between 1945 and 1948 in English and held by 1,219 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A wealthy socialite, Josephine tries those around her
The man from home by
Booth Tarkington(
)
27 editions published between 1908 and 2013 in English and held by 1,046 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Booth Tarkington was born on July 29, 1869 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is one of only three novelists to win the Pulitzer Prize more than once. When you look through the quality of his work it is easy to understand why. The Magnificent Ambersons, Alice Adams, Penrod, Penrod And Sam--all classics. The Penrod novels depict a typical upper-middle class American boy of 1910 vintage, revealing a fine, bookish sense of American humor. At one time, his Penrod series was as well known and regarded as Twain's Huckleberry Finn. Much of Tarkington's work consists of satirical and closely observed studies of the American class system and its foibles. Coming as he did from a patrician Midwestern family that lost much of its wealth after the Panic of 1873 the foundations for that outlook are clear. Today, he is best known for his novel The Magnificent Ambersons which contrasted the decline of the "old money" Amberson dynasty with the rise of "new money" industrial tycoons in the years between the American Civil War and World War I. In this volume you have an opportunity to read one his plays, The Man from Home
27 editions published between 1908 and 2013 in English and held by 1,046 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Booth Tarkington was born on July 29, 1869 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is one of only three novelists to win the Pulitzer Prize more than once. When you look through the quality of his work it is easy to understand why. The Magnificent Ambersons, Alice Adams, Penrod, Penrod And Sam--all classics. The Penrod novels depict a typical upper-middle class American boy of 1910 vintage, revealing a fine, bookish sense of American humor. At one time, his Penrod series was as well known and regarded as Twain's Huckleberry Finn. Much of Tarkington's work consists of satirical and closely observed studies of the American class system and its foibles. Coming as he did from a patrician Midwestern family that lost much of its wealth after the Panic of 1873 the foundations for that outlook are clear. Today, he is best known for his novel The Magnificent Ambersons which contrasted the decline of the "old money" Amberson dynasty with the rise of "new money" industrial tycoons in the years between the American Civil War and World War I. In this volume you have an opportunity to read one his plays, The Man from Home
The Gibson upright by
Booth Tarkington(
)
15 editions published between 1919 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,037 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This 1919 stage collaboration between Tarkington and Wilson identifies some fallacies of socialism. Andrew Gibson, owner of a piano company that manufactures the Gibson Upright, is threatened by a strike. When Gibson cedes ownership of the company, the workers learn that it is not so easy to manage a business
15 editions published between 1919 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,037 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This 1919 stage collaboration between Tarkington and Wilson identifies some fallacies of socialism. Andrew Gibson, owner of a piano company that manufactures the Gibson Upright, is threatened by a strike. When Gibson cedes ownership of the company, the workers learn that it is not so easy to manage a business
His own people by
Booth Tarkington(
)
35 editions published between 1907 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 983 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The glass-domed palm-room of the Grand Continental Hotel Magnifique in Rome is of vasty heights and distances, filled with a mellow green light which filters down languidly through the upper foliage of tall palms, so that the two hundred people who may be refreshing or displaying themselves there at the tea-hour have something the look of under-water creatures playing upon the sea-bed. They appear, however, to be unaware of their condition; even the ladies, most like anemones of that gay assembly, do not seem to know it; and when the Hungarian band (crustacean-like in costume, and therefore well within the picture) has sheathed its flying tentacles and withdrawn by dim processes, the tea-drinkers all float out through the doors, instead of bubbling up and away through the filmy roof
35 editions published between 1907 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 983 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The glass-domed palm-room of the Grand Continental Hotel Magnifique in Rome is of vasty heights and distances, filled with a mellow green light which filters down languidly through the upper foliage of tall palms, so that the two hundred people who may be refreshing or displaying themselves there at the tea-hour have something the look of under-water creatures playing upon the sea-bed. They appear, however, to be unaware of their condition; even the ladies, most like anemones of that gay assembly, do not seem to know it; and when the Hungarian band (crustacean-like in costume, and therefore well within the picture) has sheathed its flying tentacles and withdrawn by dim processes, the tea-drinkers all float out through the doors, instead of bubbling up and away through the filmy roof
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- Country Life Press Printer
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- Doubleday, Page & Company Publisher
- Grant, Gordon 1875-1962 Other Illustrator
- Doubleday, Doran & Company
- Chase, Mary 1907-1981
- Patrick, John 1905-1995
- Harper & Brothers Publisher
- Harte, Bret 1836-1902
- Wilson, Harry Leon 1867-1939 Author
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Adolescence American drama American fiction Anniversaries Authors, American Boys Brown, Charles Brockden, Cather, Willa, Children of the rich City and town life Cooper, James Fenimore, Domestic drama England England--Bath Families First loves Gambling Girls Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson, Harris, Joel Chandler, Harte, Bret, Hawthorne, Nathaniel, Howells, William Dean, Indiana Inheritance and succession Irving, Washington, James, Henry, Loss (Psychology) Male friendship Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Melville, Herman, Middle class families Middle West Mistaken identity Mothers and sons Novelists, American Poe, Edgar Allan, Political fiction, American Short stories, American Social change Social classes Tarkington, Booth, Teenagers Triangles (Interpersonal relations) Twain, Mark, United States Wharton, Edith, Young men Young women
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Booth Tarkington Amerikaans auteur
Booth Tarkington écrivain américain
Booth Tarkington novelista estadounidense
Booth Tarkington scrittore e drammaturgo statunitense
Booth Tarkington US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller
Tarkington, B.
Tarkington B. 1869-1946
Tarkington, B. (Booth), 1869-1946
Tarkington, Booth
Tarkington, Newton Booth.
Tarkington, Newton Booth 1869-1946
Van Loot, Cornelius O
Van Loot Cornelius Obenchain
Van Loot Cornelius Obenchain 1869-1946
Бут Таркингтон
Таркингтон Б. 1869-1946
Таркинтон Б. 1869-1946
بوث تارکینقتن
بوث تارکینگتن
ターキントン, ブース
ブース・ターキントン
塔金顿
布斯·塔金頓
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