Monsieur Beaucaire by Booth Tarkington
"Monsieur Beaucaire" by Booth Tarkington is a short novel first published in 1900. Set in 18th-century Bath, it follows a French barber who blackmails the Duke of Winterset into introducing him to high society as a nobleman. Winning the affections of Lady Mary Carlisle, the beautiful "Beauty of Bath," he navigates duels and deception until a violent encounter exposes his true identity. But Beaucaire harbors secrets that could transform everything about his
disgrace and redemption. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946 |
|---|---|
| Title | Monsieur Beaucaire |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsieur_Beaucaire_(novel) |
| Credits | Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | England -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction |
| Subject | Gambling -- Fiction |
| Subject | French -- England -- Fiction |
| Subject | Bath (England) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 1983 |
| Release Date | Feb 26, 2006 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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