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  • Penrod Jashber

    Penrod Jashber

    Penrod Jashber (1929) by Booth Tarkington ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I finally finished Penrod Jashber, the third and final book in Booth Tarkington’s wonderful Penrod series. I had started it before, but only got a chapter in before other reading got in the way. I picked it up again in August of this year, and though other reading…

  • Penrod and Sam

    Penrod and Sam

    Penrod and Sam (1916) by Booth Tarkington ⭐⭐⭐⭐ My copy is a 1923 photoplay edition with pictures of the First National Picture. In addition to the photos of the film, the original illustrations are included. According to Wikipedia, the film exists in the EYE Film Institute, Netherlands. The name Ralph E. Buckner is written in…

  • Penrod

    Penrod

    Penrod (1922) by Booth Tarkington ⭐⭐⭐ Our latest book read is Penrod. As you can see, someone put their drinking cup on the top of the book at some point, making a lovely ring on the front. I got this book from my dad’s inventory when he had a booth at an antique shop in…