The Gentleman from Indianapolis

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc.. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1957. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Dustjacket is worn and chipped with short tears, some loss base of DJ spine. Book shows only light wear, pages somewhat yellowed. ; A tight solid book, hinges intact. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Illustrated by John Alan Maxwell ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 732 pages; "This collection provides comprehensive introduction to the fiction of American author Booth Tarkington (1869- 1946). It includes the entire text of three novels - "Penrod," "The Magnificent Ambersons," and "Alice Adams." Also included are excerpts from three other novels: "Gentle Julia," "Seventeen," and "Little Orvie." The collection also contains seven shorter works. "Mrs. Protheroe" and "Great Men's Sons" are excerpted from "In the Arena: Stories of Political Life," a 1905 book that the author based on his experience as a state legislator for the state of Indiana. "Dolling" and "Mrs. Dodge, Mrs. Cromwell and Mrs. Roderick Brooks Battle" are excerpted from the book "Women." The remaining three short stories are Tarkington's "The One Hundred Dollar Bill," "Mary Smith," and "Stella Crozier." This collection offers a comprehensive overview of Tarkington''s best work. " .