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Penrod and Sam (Library of Indiana Classics) - Hardcover

Tarkington, Booth

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9780253342287: Penrod and Sam (Library of Indiana Classics)
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ISBN 10: 0253342287 ISBN 13: 9780253342287
Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2003

Synopsis

In Penrod and Sam, the imaginative adventures of Tarkington's 10-year-old Penrod Schofield continue. Penrod's sidekick is Samuel Williams, and together they improvise, causing general mischief and disorder wherever they go. In picaresque fashion, a fencing battle takes them all through the neighborhood; they narrowly escape serious injury while making boastful demonstrations with a loaded gun; they indulge in dubious "'nishiation" practices for their secret society; they steal food for the starving horse concealed in the Schofields' empty stable; they attempt to fish a cat out of a cistern using a pair of trousers; and they cause general chaos at Miss Amy Rennsdale's dance. Familiar characters from the earlier Penrod volume―Maurice Levy, Georgie Basset, Roddy Bitts, Herman and Verman, and Marjorie Jones―make their appearance in Penrod and Sam. This is a delightfully nostalgic look at Tarkington's turn-of-the-century Indiana.

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About the Author

Booth Tarkington is the author of Magnificent Ambersons.

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Publisher
Indiana University Press
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0253342287
ISBN 13 
9780253342287
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
384
Rating
  • 4.04 out of 5 stars
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