Classics is proudly republishing this novel now in a new edition complete with a biography of the author from “Encyclopædia Britannica” (1922). Other notable works by this author include: “Monsieur Beaucaire” (1900), “The Turmoil” (1915), and “The Magnificent Ambersons” (1918). Penrod Jashber (Penrod 3) by Booth Tarkington 4.

A charming tale of youth reminiscent of Mark Twain's “Huckleberry Finn” that will not disappoint fans of Tarkington's wonderful work. Following on from his earlier novels “Penrod” (1914) and “Penrod and Sam” (1916), 'Penrod Jashber' continues the story of the eponymous 11-year-old boy living in a small city in the Midwest who has now developed a penchant for solving mysteries. 1 The film is based on the play Magnolia by Booth Tarkington, from 1904. The film stars Ernest Torrence, Mary Astor, Noah Beery, Sr., Phyllis Haver, and Cullen Landis. First published in 1929, Tarkington's novel “Penrod Jashber” is the third installment to 'The Penrod Series'. The Fighting Coward is a 1924 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky, released by Paramount Pictures, and directed by James Cruze. Inicialmente serializado en Cosmopolitan y publicado en 1929, fue precedido por Penrod en 1914 y por Penrod y Sam en 1916. 1 Directed by Alfonso Arau, the film stars Madeleine Stowe, Bruce Greenwood, Jonathan Rhys. It was filmed using Orson Welles s screenplay and editing notes of the original film. The title character and protagonist is a young boy who bears a striking resemblance to Mark Twain’s. Penrod Jashber es la tercera novela de una serie de Booth Tarkington sobre las aventuras de Penrod Schofield, un niño de clase media de 11 años en una pequeña ciudad del Medio Oeste. ( ) The Magnificent Ambersons is an A&E Network film for television, inspired by Booth Tarkington s novel The Magnificent Ambersons. Among only three other novelists to have won the Pulitzer Prize more than once, Tarkington was one of the greatest authors of the 1910s and 1920s who helped usher in Indiana's Golden Age of literature. The first volume of a trilogy, Penrod was followed by Penrod and Sam and Penrod Jashber.

Solid text block, light toning to covers and endpapers, a near fine example.

Newton Booth Tarkington (1869–1946) was an American dramatist and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist. Description First edition of Penrod Jashber by Booth Tarkington, in a scarce first state dust jacket.

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