New Releases by Booth Tarkington

Winner of the 1919 Pulitzer Prize, Booth Tarkington''s The Magnificent Ambersons is a grand historical drama and social history of the United States that follows the story of the Amberson family''s financial decline at the start of the Industrial Age. Once upon a time in a small--but upscale--Indianapolis town, an American family built a dynasty. For generations, the Ambersons stood unchallenged as the most prominent and powerful family in the region until the turn of the century and the coming of the industrialists. The Ambersons, now centered on the patriarch''s grandson, George, enter a previously unheard of time in which their family name holds little value. Unable or perhaps unwilling to change, George experiences first hand why doing things is better than simply being things. Professionally typeset with a beautifully designed cover, this edition of The Magnificent Ambersons is a classic of American literature, reimagined for modern readers.

The Magnificent Ambersons is the second novel in Booth Tarkington''s loosely connected Growth trilogy. This tale of the gradual decline of a once prominent family in an unnamed midwestern city closely based on Indianapolis, Indiana, is the best known book in the trilogy, owing in large part to Orson Welles'' film adaptation. As with his other works, Tarkington''s view of society is seldom expressed overtly, manifesting itself instead in the outworking of the plot and the destinies of his characters.

Newton Booth Tarkington (1869-1946) was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his novels The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams. 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 America''s greatest living author. Several of his stories were adapted to film. During the first quarter of the 20th century, Tarkington, along with Meredith Nicholson, George Ade, and James Whitcomb Riley helped to create a Golden Age of literature in Indiana. Booth Tarkington served one term in the Indiana House of Representatives, was critical of the advent of automobiles, and set many of his stories in the Midwest.

Alice Adams is a 1921 novel by Booth Tarkington that received the 1922 Pulitzer Prize for the Novel. It was adapted as a film in 1923 by Rowland V. Lee and more famously in 1935 by George Stevens. The narrative centers on the character of a young woman (the eponymous Alice Adams) who aspires to climb the social ladder and win the affections of a wealthy young man named Arthur Russell. The story is set in a lower-middle-class household in an unnamed town in the Midwest shortly after World War I.

The Magnificent Ambersons is a 1918 novel written by Booth Tarkington which won the 1919 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. It was the second novel in his Growth trilogy, which included The Turmoil (1915) and The Midlander (1923, retitled National Avenue in 1927). In 1925 the novel was first adapted for film under the title Pampered Youth. In 1942 Orson Welles wrote and directed an acclaimed film adaptation of the book. Welles''s original screenplay was the basis of a 2002 TV movie produced by the A&E Network.

Alice Adams is a 1921 novel by Booth Tarkington that received the 1922 Pulitzer Prize for the Novel. It was adapted as a film in 1923 by Rowland V. Lee and more famously in 1935 by George Stevens. The narrative centers on the character of a young woman (the eponymous Alice Adams) who aspires to climb the social ladder and win the affections of a wealthy young man named Arthur Russell. The story is set in a lower-middle-class household in an unnamed town in the Midwest shortly after World War I.

* This book is illustrated with 12 illustrations, including all plates by Arthur William Brown developed for the DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY printing of 1919.Booth Tarkington was an American novelist and dramatist. In 1919 Tarkington won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction with his novel "The Magnificent Ambersons" and won again in 1922 with the novel "Alice Adams." "The Magnificent Ambersons" is the second novel in the so called "Growth" trilogy, which includes "The Turmoil" and "The Midlander" (later retitled "National Avenue"). The novel was adapted to film several times, including a 1942 Orson Wells'' movie by the same title.

"The Magnificent Ambersons" is a 1918 novel by Booth Tarkington which won the 1919 Pulitzer Prize. It was the second novel in the Growth trilogy, which included The Turmoil (1915) and The Midlander (1923, retitled National Avenue in 1927). In 1942 Orson Welles directed a film version, also titled The Magnificent Ambersons.

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Newton Booth Tarkington (July 29, 1869 - May 19, 1946) was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his novels The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams. He is one of only three novelists to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once, along with William Faulkner and John Updike. Penrod is a collection of comic sketches by Booth Tarkington that was first published in 1914. The book follows the misadventures of Penrod Schofield, an eleven-year-old boy growing up in the pre-World War I Midwestern United States, in a similar vein to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. In Penrod, Tarkington established characters who appeared in two further books, Penrod and Sam (1916) and Penrod Jashber (1929). The three books were published together in one volume, Penrod: His Complete Story, in 1931.

`The Magnificent Ambersons'' discusses just that, the Amberson family. Written in 1919, Booth''s novel follows this family as they manage to imprint the stamp of their souls on life in early Indianapolis. Set during the dawn of the twentieth century, as the industrial revolution was beginning to rear its head, the novel dissects the fateful Amberson clan, delving into the young and rather self-interested George Amberson Minafer, grandson to the family''s wealthy patriarch. Focusing on this young man, we follow him as he is brought up by a mother who dotes on his every want and desire, to his detriment, as she constantly shields him from the harsh realities of `consequence''. Because of her unyielding affections, George grows up crooked so-to-speak, a man who is convinced in his own infallibility, completely absorbed in his own ideas and opinions, constantly forcing them on those around him. His faults are exemplified when he begins to show carnal interest in young Lucy Morgan, the daughter of a man who at one time owned George''s mother''s own heart. As George''s father''s health wanes and his mother''s attention becomes preoccupied, George begins to meddle in a way that proves disastrous, causing heartache for everyone involved; even George.

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?

This collection brings together a comprehensive selection of documents from the history of US and Canadian economic thought from the seventeenth century through to 1900.

Over the pictures, the vases, the old brown plush rocking-chairs and the stool, over the three gilt chairs, over the new chintz-covered easy chair and the gray velure sofa--over everything everywhere, was the familiar coating of smoke and grime.... Yet here was not fault of housewifery; the curse could not be lifted, as the ingrained smudges permanent on the once white woodwork proved. The grime was perpetually renewed; scrubbing only ground it in. --from the novel This is the story of a middle-class family living in the industrialized "midland country" at the turn of the 20th century. It is against this dingy backdrop that Alice Adams seeks to distinguish herself. She goes to a dance in a used dress, which her mother attempts to renew by changing the lining and adding some lace. She adorns herself not with orchids sent by the florist but with a bouquet of violets she has picked herself. Because her family cannot afford to equip her with the social props or "background" so needed to shine in society, Alice is forced to make do. Ultimately, her ambitions for making a successful marriage must be tempered by the realities of her situation. Alice Adams''s resiliency of spirit makes her one of Tarkington''s most compelling female characters.

Booth Tarkington''s The Magnificent Ambersons is the epic story of an American family''s traumatic tumble from the dizzying heights of fame and fortune. A dynasty spanning three generations, the Ambersons'' pre-eminence as society''s elite is threatened--not only by a hungry new breed of industrial entrepreneurs--but from its own arrogance and greed. At the center of the story is George Amberson Minafer, the pampered but pitiful, scion of the clan upon whose shoulders the fate of the family fortune will be won...or lost. At once an exciting chronicle of a family''s rise to fortune and its tortured downfall, it is also a fascinating portrait of the forces that shaped American society. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

A timeless novel in the spirited tradition of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn" One of the most popular American authors of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Pulitzer Prize winner Booth Tarkington was acclaimed for his novels set in small Midwestern towns. "Penrod" tells of a boy growing up in Indianapolis at the turn of the twentieth century. His friends and his dog accompany him on his many jaunts, from the stage as the Child Sir Lancelot, to the playground, to school. They make names for themselves as bad boys who always have the most fun. Nearly a century after it was first published to incredible popularity and acclaim, "Penrod" remains wildly funny and entertaining to adults and children alike."