The Magnificent Ambersons

by Booth Tarkington

Overview

[FYI: Named one of the 100 Best Novels by the editors of the Modern Library; 7/20/98 New York Times, p. B1]

"Booth Tarkington's The Magnificent Ambersons is a delightful novel. In addition, it is a view of Indianapolis' evolution from a major marketing center to a great industrial city. It adds a new dimension to one's understanding of the coming of the Industrial Age to the State of Indiana." —Herman B Wells, Indiana University

"With the tremendous emphasis on wealth and status in contemporary society, Tarkington's observations are as apt today as when first written. But that is what makes a classic, isn't it?" —Library Journal

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781595472786
Publisher:	NuVision Publications
Publication date:	01/01/2004
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	491 KB

About the Author

American author Newton Booth Tarkington (1869 - 1946) is one of only a handful of writers to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once, with the others including John Updike. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana and studied at Princeton.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"The Magnificent Ambersons is perhaps Tarkington's best novel." —-Van Wyck Brooks

Editorial Reviews

An admirable study of character and of American life.

New York Times

An admirable study of character and of American life.

New York Times

"An admirable study of character and of American life." —New York Times

From the Publisher