Tarkington

[ tahr-king-tuhn ]

noun

1. (Newton) Booth, 1869–1946, U.S. novelist and playwright.

Tarkington

/ ˈtɑːkɪŋtən /

noun

1. Tarkington(Newton) Booth18691946MUSWRITING: novelist ( 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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Though Penrod was popular among young readers, Tarkington is speaking to an adult readership.

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Mr. Tarkington is said to be exceedingly companionable and entirely without self-consciousness and egotism.

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The description of that young gallant's entrance into society is of Mr. Tarkington's best.

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Such consistency of characterization is illustrated to perfection in Tarkington's Beauty and the Jacobin.

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And this is one of the fine qualities of Mr. Tarkington's imaginative synthesis.

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And around him revolves such a group of characters as only Booth Tarkington could offer.

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