Penrod and Sam, Tarkington Booth

Автор: Tarkington Booth
Название: The Gentleman From Indiana
ISBN: 108271321X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781082713217
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Цена: 15060.00 T
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Описание: Booth Tarkington's first novel, The Gentleman From Indiana, lays out a number of the recurring themes that would reappear in many of the author's later works, including a Midwestern setting and a highly moral protagonist who battles against forces of evil which are often symptomatic of deeper problems in the United States. In this story, the upright John Harkness returns to his hometown after law school, only to find himself locked in conflict with a group of racist crusaders.

Автор: Tarkington Booth
Название: The Beautiful Lady
ISBN: 108271075X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781082710759
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Цена: 13680.00 T
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Описание: Is there something about aesthetic beauty that can soothe the soul of even the most troubled individual? That's the question at the center of Booth Tarkington's eminently entertaining short novel The Beautiful Lady. In the story, a down-on-his-luck Italian who is barely scraping by in Paris has his whole life turned upside down by a chance encounter with the enchanting temptress referred to in the book's title.

Автор: Tarkington Booth
Название: The Guest of Quesnay
ISBN: 1082713538 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781082713538
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Цена: 12990.00 T
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Описание: In American author Booth Tarkington's best-known novels and stories, he describes the changing of the cultural guard in the United States as the moneyed aristocracy gave way to the up-and-coming robber barons and titans of industry. In The Guest of Quesnay, Tarkington casts his social scrutiny on a different continent, using the figure of an American painter in Paris as a lens through which to explore relationships between European and American attitudes and ideals.

Автор: Tarkington Booth
Название: The Turmoil
ISBN: 1082714437 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781082714436
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Цена: 14370.00 T
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Описание: Booth Tarkington is one of an elite group of only three writers who have been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for literature more than once. The novel The Turmoil is the first entry in the 'Growth' trilogy of books that focus on the social and economic upheaval brought about by the Industrial Revolution.

Автор: Tarkington Booth
Название: Alice Adams
ISBN: 1082506036 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781082506031
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Цена: 39070.00 T
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Описание: 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.

Автор: Tarkington Booth
Название: Alice Adams: Vintage Movie Classics
ISBN: 0804170800 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780804170802
Издательство: Random House (USA)
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Описание: The basis for George Stevens s major motion picture starring Katharine Hepburn in her Oscar-nominated leading role.
In a small Midwestern town in the wake of World War I, Alice Adams delightedly finds herself being pursued by Arthur Russell, a gentleman of a higher social class in life. Desperate to keep her family's lower-middle-class status a secret, she and her parents concoct various schemes to keep their family afloat. Though the realities of her situation eventually reveal themselves and her relationship with Arthur fizzles, Alice's acceptance of this leads her to seek out work to support her family with an admirable resiliency. An enchanting and authentic tale of a family's aspirations to seek more out of life, "Alice Adams" reveals the strength of the human spirit and its incredible ability to evolve.
Originally published in 1921, this bestselling Pulitzer Prize-winning novel was adapted into film twice, and its heroine, the sparkling Alice Adams, still resonates with readers today.
With a new foreword by Anne Edwards.
Vintage Movie Classics spotlights classic films that have stood the test of time, now rediscovered through the publication of the novels on which they were based."

Автор: Tarkington, Booth
Название: Penrod
ISBN: 0143104853 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780143104858
Издательство: Random House (USA)
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Описание: 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."

Автор: Tarkington, Booth
Название: The Magnificent Ambersons
ISBN: 0375752501 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780375752506
Издательство: Random House (USA)
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Описание: Thousands of documentary and literary texts written on papyri and potsherds, in Egyptian, Greek, Latin, Aramaic, Hebrew, and Persian, have transformed our knowledge of many aspects of life in the ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds. In The Oxford Handbook of Papyrology twenty-seven experts provide a comprehensive and authoritative guide to understanding this ancient documentary evidence.

Автор: Tarkington Booth
Название: Penrod and Sam: Originally Published in 1916
ISBN: 1081609346 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781081609344
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Цена: 8030.00 T
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Описание: Penrod and SamBooth TARKINGTON (1869 - 1946)Follow more of the hilarious life of the boy Penrod Schofield, his friends Sam Williams, Herman, Verman, Georgie, Maurice, and the love of his life, Marjorie Jones. (Summary by Jonathan)Genre(s): Humorous Fiction, Animals & NatureLanguage: English

Автор: Tarkington, Booth
Название: Magnificent ambersons, large-print edition
ISBN: 160096284X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781600962844
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Описание: The history of Brown & Sharpe turns out to be not only an important technological and economic story, but also a fascinating human story. Gerald Carbone`s history of Brown & Sharpe tells the story of the company, bringing people to life, putting them into the context of Rhode Island`s and the nation`s history, and the history of technology and the political economy of the United States.

Автор: Tarkington Booth
Название: The Gentleman From Indiana
ISBN: 1096069172 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781096069171
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Цена: 12390.00 T
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Описание: Booth Tarkington's first novel, The Gentleman From Indiana, lays out a number of the recurring themes that would reappear in many of the author's later works, including a Midwestern setting and a highly moral protagonist who battles against forces of evil which are often symptomatic of deeper problems in the United States. In this story, the upright John Harkness returns to his hometown after law school, only to find himself locked in conflict with a group of racist crusaders.

Автор: Tarkington Booth
Название: The Magnificent Ambersons
ISBN: 108271352X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781082713521
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Цена: 15290.00 T
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Описание: This epic tale recounts the triumphs and tribulations of an upper-class American clan as they navigate the challenges of life in the aftermath of the Civil War and the birth of the Industrial Revolution. The basis for Orson Welles' renowned 1942 film of the same name, this richly detailed novel is a must-read for lovers of historical fiction.