Booth Tarkington

Broschiertes Buch

His Own People

Beschreibung

""His Own People"" is a novel written by Booth Tarkington that was first published in 1907. The story follows the life of a wealthy young man named John Ward who returns to his hometown after spending several years living in Europe. Upon his return, John finds that his family and friends no longer understand or accept him because of his new lifestyle and beliefs. He struggles to reconcile his love for his hometown and his desire to live a modern and progressive life. Along the way, John falls in love with a woman named Hortense Rieppe, who comes from a very different background than his own. The novel explores themes of class, tradition, and the struggle to find one's place in society. ""His Own People"" is a captivating and thought-provoking novel that offers a glimpse into the complexities of American society during the early 20th century.The following afternoon found him still in that enviable condition as he stood listening to the music on the Pincian Hill. He had it of rumor that the Fashion of Rome usually took a turn there before it went to tea, and he had it from the lady herself that Madame de Vaurigard would be there. Presently she came, reclining in a victoria, the harness of her horses flashing with gold in the sunshine.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Autor

Newton Booth Tarkington was an American author and playwright who lived from July 29, 1869, to May 19, 1946. His books The Magnificent Ambersons (1918) and Alice Adams (1921) are his most famous works. He has won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once. The other three are William Faulkner, John Updike, and Colson Whitehead. In the 1910s and 1920s, he was thought to be the best live American author. A number of his stories have been turned into movies. Tarkington, Meredith Nicholson, George Ade, and James Whitcomb Riley were some of the writers who helped Indiana have a Golden Age of writing in the first quarter of the 20th century. Booth Tarkington was in the Indiana House of Representatives for one term. He didn't like how cars came about, and many of his stories took place in the Midwest. He finally moved to Kennebunkport, Maine, and kept doing the work he had always done, even though he lost his sight. Tarkington was born on July 29, 1869, in Indianapolis, Indiana. His father was a judge, and his mother was an officer. He came from a wealthy family in the Midwest that had lost a lot of money in the Panic of 1873.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 52
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juni 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 3mm
• Gewicht: 118g
• ISBN-13: 9781419123818
• ISBN-10: 1419123815
• Artikelnr.: 21948469