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Monsieur Beaucaire
Booth Tarkington
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A madcap Frenchman posing as an ambassador's barber blackmails a dishonest duke to introduce him as a nobleman to a wealthy belle of Bath. Since the duke himself hopes to mend his fortunes by wedding this very woman, he attempts to murder Beaucaire, and failing that to discredit him. To test the lady's mettle, Beaucaire allows his deception to be exposed--up to a point--and there we must draw the curtain to preserve the surprise ending.
A madcap Frenchman posing as an ambassador's barber blackmails a dishonest duke to introduce him as a nobleman to a wealthy belle of Bath. Since the duke himself hopes to mend his fortunes by wedding this very woman, he attempts to murder Beaucaire, and failing that to discredit him. To test the lady's mettle, Beaucaire allows his deception to be exposed--up to a point--and there we must draw the curtain to preserve the surprise ending.
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Community Reviews
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
”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.
Nice short book with an interesting twist ending
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
Different genre by this author, it was fast paced, intriguing and the ending was good.
This book felt like a disappointing shrunken cousin of great adventures like "The Three Musketeers" or "Scaramouche." The setting is a similar mix of swashbuckling and chivalry. But I had no attachment to the characters. I missed the rich development I had enjoyed in Booth Tarkington's "Magnificent
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