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Booth Tarkington

Booth Tarkington Reading Order

7 series · 65 books · Born 1869

Literary FictionNon-Fiction

Newton Booth Tarkington was an American novelist and playwright whose literary prominence peaked in the early twentieth century, when he was widely regarded as the nation's finest writer. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction twice, a distinction shared with only a handful of American authors, with his most acclaimed works being The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams. Tarkington's extensive output spanning from 1899 to 2020 includes the popular Penrod series alongside numerous standalone novels, short story collections, and dramatic works that established him as a defining voice of his era.

Anthologies Series

Complete

2 books (2012–2015)

Start with The Second Christmas Megapack and read in order.

Start this series with The Second Christmas Megapack

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The Second Christmas Megapack
2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
The Dover Anthology of Cat Stories
2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Non-Fiction Series

Complete

11 books (1905–1974)

Start with In the Arena, the first of 11 books in the Non-Fiction series.

Start this series with In the Arena

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1
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In the Arena
1905Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
The Collector's Whatnot
1923Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3
Just Princeton
1924Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4
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The World Does Move
1928Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5
Cover of Some Old Portraits
Some Old Portraits
1939Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6
Booth Tarkington on Dogs
1944Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7
An Open Letter from Booth Tarkington
1945Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8
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Your Amiable Uncle
1949Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9
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On Plays, Playwrights, And Playgoers
1959Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10
Looking Forward And Others.
1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11
Cover of Dr. Panofsky and Mr. Tarkington: An Exchange of Letters, 1938-1946(With: Erwin Panofsky,Richard Ludwig)
Dr. Panofsky and Mr. Tarkington: An Exchange of Letters, 1938-1946(With: Erwin Panofsky,Richard Ludwig)
1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Penrod Series

Complete

3 books (1914–1929)

Start with Penrod and read in order.

Start this series with Penrod

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1
Cover of Penrod
2
Cover of Penrod and Sam
Penrod and Sam
1916Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3
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Penrod Jashber
1929Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Short Story Collections Series

Complete

6 books (1918–1984)

Start with Harlequin and Columbine, the first of 6 books in the Short Story Collections series.

Start this series with Harlequin and Columbine

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1
Harlequin and Columbine
1918Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
Cover of The Works of Booth Tarkington ...
The Works of Booth Tarkington ...
1922Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3
Cover of The Fascinating Stranger and Other Stories
The Fascinating Stranger and Other Stories
1923Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4
Strack selections from Booth Tarkington's stories,
1926Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5
Mr. White, The red barn, Hell, and Bridewater,
1935Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6

Standalone Novels Series

Complete

35 books (1899–2004)

Start with The Gentleman from Indiana, the first of 35 books in the Standalone Novels series.

Start this series with The Gentleman from Indiana

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The Gentleman from Indiana
1899Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
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Monsieur Beaucaire
1900Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3
Old Gray Eagle
1901Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4
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The Two Vanrevels
1902Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5
Cover of Cherry
6
Cover of The Flirt
7
Cover of Seventeen
8
The Rich Man's War
1917Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9
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Beasley's Christmas Party
1919Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10
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Beauty and the Jacobin
1919Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11
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His Own People
1919Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12
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The Beautiful Lady
1919Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13
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The Conquest of Canaan
1919Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14
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The Gibson Upright
1919Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15
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The Guest of Quesnay
1919Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16
Neither Dead nor Sleeping
1920Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17
Cover of Alice Adams
18
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Gentle Julia
1922Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19
Cover of Women
20
About Fred C. Kelly, author of Kellygrams
1926Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21
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The Plutocrat
1927Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22
Claire Ambler
1928Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23
Ramsey Milholland
1929Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24
Young Mrs. Greeley
1929Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25
26
Wanton Mally
1932Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27
Presenting Lily Mars
1933Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28
Little Orvie
1934Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29
The Fighting Littles
1941Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30
To the Girls and Boys of Indianapolis
1942Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31
Kate Fennigate
1943Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32
Lady Hamilton and Her Nelson
1945Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33
The Showpiece
1947Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34
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Image of Josephine
1948Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35
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Mrs. Protheroe
2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Standalone Plays Series

Complete

5 books (1915–2020)

Start with The Man from Home, the first of 5 books in the Standalone Plays series.

Start this series with The Man from Home

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1
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The Man from Home
1915Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
Bimbo, the Pirate ;
2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3
How's your Health?
2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4
Mister Antonio;
2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5
The Trysting Place
2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

The Growth Trilogy Series

Complete

3 books (1915–2020)

Start with The Turmoil and read in order.

Start this series with The Turmoil

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1
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2
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The Magnificent Ambersons
1918Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Booth Tarkington written?
Booth Tarkington has written 65 books across 7 series. Their published works span from 1899 to 2020.
What is the first book in each Booth Tarkington series?
Here are the first books in Booth Tarkington's series: Anthologies: The Second Christmas Megapack; Non-Fiction: In the Arena; Penrod: Penrod; Short Story Collections: Harlequin and Columbine; Standalone Plays: The Man from Home.
What order should I read Booth Tarkington's books?
We recommend reading Booth Tarkington's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
Are Booth Tarkington's series complete?
Booth Tarkington has 7 completed series.

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