Penrod
Tarkington
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Tarkington · 31 chapters
Quotes from this book
A bitter soul dominated the various curved and angular surfaces known by a careless world as the face of Penrod Schofield.
Since the world was sure to misunderstand everything, mere defensive instinct prompted him to give it as little as possible to lay hold upon.
Chapters
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- CHAPTER I A BOY AND HIS DOGSample
- CHAPTER II ROMANCE
- CHAPTER III THE COSTUME
- CHAPTER IV DESPERATION
- CHAPTER V THE PAGEANT OF THE TABLE ROUND
- CHAPTER VI EVENING
- CHAPTER VII EVILS OF DRINK
- CHAPTER VIII SCHOOL
- CHAPTER IX SOARING
- CHAPTER X UNCLE JOHN
- CHAPTER XI FIDELITY OF A LITTLE DOG
- CHAPTER XII MISS RENNSDALE ACCEPTS
- CHAPTER XIII THE SMALLPOX MEDICINE
- CHAPTER XIV MAURICE LEVY'S CONSTITUTION
- CHAPTER XV THE TWO FAMILIES
- CHAPTER XVI THE NEW STAR
- CHAPTER XVII RETIRING FROM THE SHOW BUSINESS
- CHAPTER XVIII MUSIC
- CHAPTER XIX THE INNER BOY
- CHAPTER XX BROTHERS OF ANGELS
- CHAPTER XXI RUPE COLLINS
- CHAPTER XXII THE IMITATOR
- CHAPTER XXIII COLOURED TROOPS IN ACTION
- CHAPTER XXIV “LITTLE GENTLEMAN”
- CHAPTER XXV TAR
- CHAPTER XXVI THE QUIET AFTERNOON
- CHAPTER XXVII CONCLUSION OF THE QUIET AFTERNOON
- CHAPTER XXVIII TWELVE
- CHAPTER XXIX FANCHON
- CHAPTER XXX THE BIRTHDAY PARTY
- CHAPTER XXXI OVER THE FENCE