Books written by Newton Booth Tarkington

Alice Adams: Original Text

Alice Adams, the daughter of middle-class parents, wants desperately to belong with the people of "high society" who live in her town.
Newton Booth Tarkington - the Magnificent Ambersons

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 Beautiful Lady

It was the second volume in Tarkington's Growth trilogy, which traced the growth of the United States through the decline of the once-powerful and aristocratic Amberson family dynasty, contrasted against the rise of industrial tycoons and ...
Alice Adams by Newton Booth Tarkington: Annotated

In the small town of South Renford, Alice Adams comes from a working class background, although she aspires to be among the upper class.
Harlequin and Columbine

Newton Booth Tarkington. came up the aisle to Canby. "Good business!" he cried. "Did you see that little run off the stage she made when Miss Ellsling came on? And you saw what he can do when he wants to!" "He?" Canby echoed. "He?
The Beautiful Lady Annotated

The Beautiful Lady is novel by Newton Booth Tarkington.
Harlequin and Columbine

Harlequin is the comedian and romantic male lead.
Harlequin and Columbine Illustrated

Harlequin and Columbine is novel by Newton Booth Tarkington. It was published in 1918.
Harlequin and Columbine Annotated

Harlequin and Columbine is novel by Newton Booth Tarkington. It was published in 1918.
Harlequin and Columbine: New Special Edition

We are happy to announce this classic book. Many of the books in our collection have not been published for decades and are therefore not broadly available to the readers.
Harlequin and Columbine: Large Print

In the humorous novel Harlequin and Columbine, Tarkington explores the cult of celebrity that began to flower in earnest in the early decades of the twentieth century, using the character of an egotistical actor, Talbot Potter, as the focus ...
Seventeen

Seventeen.Newton Booth Tarkington.Seventeen by Booth Tarkington A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family Especially William is a humorous novel by Booth Tarkington that gently satirizes first love, in the person of a callow 17 ...
Seventeen: Large Print

Seventeen takes place in a small city in the Midwestern United States shortly before World War I. It was published as sketches in the Metropolitan Magazine in 1914, and collected in a single volume in 1916, when it was the bestselling novel ...
Seventeen Illustrated

Seventeen takes place in a small city in the Midwestern United States shortly before World War I. It was published as sketches in the Metropolitan Magazine in 1915 and 1916, and collected in a single volume by Harper and Brothers in 1916, ...
The Magnificent Ambersons

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).
The Magnificent Ambersons: New Special Edition

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).
The Magnificent Ambersons Annotated

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.
The Magnificent Ambersons Illustrated

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.
Penrod

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.
Penrod and Sam Illustrated

More of Penrod's adventures appear in the final book of the series Penrod Jashber (1929). The three books were published together in one volume, Penrod: His Complete Story, in 1931.