Monsieur Beaucaire was an old reading copy with nice gilt decoration, a book that’s been sitting in my internet bookstore stock for too long. I gathered some books to sell as a lot, wanting to open up shelf space, and started reading it. I hadn’t read Tarkington since Penrod. This was a short book a

A real change of pace for Tarkington. A romp into France and an enjoyable one.

I went in to this book blind, only knowing that Booth Tarkington (The Magnificent Ambersons) was the author. I do like Tarkington's prose and the narrative was pleasant enough, but there is far too much exposition for a story this short. Also, the sheer amount of dialogue makes me think Monsieur Bea

”Life Requires Patience, Sentiment and Honor”

Published at the dawn of a new century Tarkington’s second novel
is not representative of his subsequent works, in that it is not based on personal experience nor set in his beloved Midwest. A light-hearted
“costume” romance the plot centers on a barber f

A cool little book I found on my shelf and can now give away. I'd heard of Booth Tarkington so I thought I would educate myself. I liked it. Written in 1900. Pretty simple plot. Don't want to spoil it. Read it, but if you don't, not a huge loss.

It was sitting on my shelf and it was short, so I figured I could finish it. I'm a bit at a loss as to what is so bad about being a barber. A good haircut is valuable!

“Monsieur Beaucaire” is Booth Tarkington’s second novel which was originally published in 1900. It is would probably be considered a novella or novelette today due to its short length. The story is that of Monsieur Victor Beaucaire, the barber of the French Ambassador, the Marquis de Mirepoix, who u

What an odd little work this is, but surprisingly likeable. Heaven knows where Tarkington got his notions of eighteenth century manners and morals from, and his notion of English spoken with a French accent makes the hero's speech a bit of a challenge - but it was an entertaining read nonetheless.

When Booth Tarkington wrote Monsieur Beaucaire, it was quite a popular story. In fact, it was made into an early 1924 movie starring Rudolph Valentino, and later a comedy starring Bob Hope. For me, the story was short and somewhat formulated. It wasn't really long enough for the reader to become att