Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Booth Tarkington
Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019
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Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Booth Tarkington by Booth TarkingtonAuthor: Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Aug 18, 2018Editor's review
This is not a Tarkington novel but an eBook index of Booth Tarkington's works compiled by Project Gutenberg, a reference catalog. Its value lies in gathering Tarkington titles scattered across the Project Gutenberg platform into one list, letting readers locate and download them without paging through the site. The content consists mainly of bibliographic entries, with no plots, commentary, or text excerpts, so it is more like a map to the originals. Its strengths are that it is free, public, and clearly structured, making it a useful entry point for studying American literature or planning a reading order. It is typically used alongside an electronic device: jump through the catalog on a computer or e-reader, then move to the specific work's page. Note that the index itself offers limited information and cannot replace close study of the author's works.Who it's for
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- Researchers who need to quickly locate bibliographic entries for Tarkington's eBooks
- American literature enthusiasts planning to read Tarkington's works systematically
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- Treat it as a search tool rather than a book to read, and keep notes on what you have read and plan to read.
- For teaching or book clubs, use the index to build a staged reading list and assign selections.
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FAQ
Is this book a work of fiction by Tarkington?
No. It is an index of Tarkington's works compiled by Project Gutenberg, mainly listing bibliographic information to help readers find and download the corresponding eBooks; it does not contain the novels' text.What language skills are needed to read this index?
The index is in English, and the entries are mostly titles and category information, so basic English reading ability is enough to use it; reading the original works it points to requires corresponding English reading ability.Is it suitable for literary research?
It can serve as a starting point for locating primary texts and as a source of bibliographic leads, but the index contains no commentary, textual scholarship, or analysis; in-depth research still requires going back to the specific works and relevant academic materials.This site is an index: you start “Search all sources” in your browser, and the entries it lists all point to third-party sites; please judge their availability yourself.
About the author
Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946 AuthorBooth Tarkington (1869–1946) was an American novelist and playwright. The library holds 22 of his works, including The Magnificent Ambersons, Alice Adams, Penrod, Seventeen, The Midlander, Penrod and Sam, In the Arena: Stories of Political Life, and The Turmoil. His writing draws largely on small-town life in the American Midwest, and he is known for his delicate, humorous portrayals of adolescent growth and family change, often touching on social manners during periods of transition. Both The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: the former uses the rise and fall of a family to reflect a changing era, while the latter depicts a young woman's struggles under social pressure. Both remain important works of American realism. Public information is limited, so full biographical details are not expanded here.