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During the daylight hours of several autumn Saturdays there had been severe outbreaks of cavalry in the Schofield neighbourhood. The sabres were of wood the steeds were imaginary, and both were employed in a game. Penrod and Sam (1916) is the sequel to Penrod (1914). Set before World War One, it focuses on Penrod Schofield and his best friend Sam Williams as they go on hilarious adventures.Booth Tarkington (1869-1946) was an American novelist and dramatist. Originally from Indianapolis, he attended both Purdue University and Princeton, as well as getting an honorary doctorate from Columbia. His family was well-off, though they lost some of their wealth in the Panic of 1873 (the Great Depression). He won the Pulitzer Prize twice, for The Magnificent Ambersons (1918) and Alice Adams (1921), making him one of only three to win it more than once, putting him alongside William Faulkner and John Updike. Whilst he is less known today, he was considered to be America s greatest living author during the early 20th century.

During the daylight hours of several autumn Saturdays there had been severe outbreaks of cavalry in the Schofield neighbourhood. The sabres were of wood the steeds were imaginary, and both were employed in a game. Penrod and Sam (1916) is the sequel to Penrod (1914). Set before World War One, it focuses on Penrod Schofield and his best friend Sam Williams as they go on hilarious adventures.Booth Tarkington (1869-1946) was an American novelist and dramatist. Originally from Indianapolis, he attended both Purdue University and Princeton, as well as getting an honorary doctorate from Columbia. His family was well-off, though they lost some of their wealth in the Panic of 1873 (the Great Depression).He won the Pulitzer Prize twice, for The Magnificent Ambersons (1918) and Alice Adams (1921), making him one of only three to win it more than once, putting him alongside William Faulkner and John Updike. Whilst he is less known today, he was considered to be America s greatest living author during the early 20th century.

Eleven-year-old Penrod Schofield and his wistful dog Duke go on a hilarious romp through turn of the century Indianapolis. Penrod (1914) chronicles his life, loves, and mostly the trouble he gets into. His adventures in pre-World War I Midwest have been likened to those of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain), and this first collection of comic sketches by Booth Tarkington was followed by two further episodes: Penrod and Sam (1916) and Penrod Jashber (1929).Booth Tarkington (1869-1946) was an American novelist and dramatist. Originally from Indianapolis, he attended both Purdue University and Princeton, as well as getting an honorary doctorate from Columbia. His family was well-off, though they lost some of their wealth in the Panic of 1873 (the Great Depression).He won the Pulitzer Prize twice, for The Magnificent Ambersons (1918) and Alice Adams (1921), making him one of only three to win it more than once, putting him alongside William Faulkner and John Updike. Whilst he is less known today, he was considered to be America s greatest living author during the early 20th century.

Penrod on 11-vuotias poika, jolla on energiaa kuin pienellä amerikkalaiskaupungilla. Penrod pistää hanttiin opettajille ja sanoo vastaan myös muille aikuisille. Pohjimmiltaan Penrodilla on hyvä sydän, mutta hänellä on paha tapa joutua ongelmiin. Vai mitä sanoisit siitä, kun Penrod päätyy näytelmän lapsitähdeksi ja aiheuttaa toilailuillaan varsinaisen kaaoksen? Tai siitä, kun Penrod menettää hermonsa parturiin ja antaa tälle ikimuistoisen opetuksen? Penrod on saanut liikanimen kaupungin hurjimpana poikana – ja Penrod on nimestä enemmän kuin ylpeä!Penrod on hurmaava poikakirja Booth Tarkingtonilta. Yhdysvaltalainen kirjailija Booth Tarkington (1869–1946) oli maan suosituimpia kirjailijoita 1900-luvun alussa. Hän voitti Pulitzer-palkinnon kaksi kertaa. Tarkingtonilta on suomennettu viisi romaania.EPUB3: Reflowable