Classic Novels Library

Alice Adams

Alice Adams

by Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946

BookID: 980

Language:English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 82.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Young women -- FictionDomestic fictionBildungsromansSocial classes -- Fiction

Description

"Alice Adams" by Booth Tarkington is a novel published in 1921 that won the Pulitzer Prize. It follows Alice Adams, a young woman from a lower-middle-class Midwestern family who desperately aspires to rise socially and win the heart of wealthy Arthur Russell. Through elaborate lies and careful deceptions, Alice attempts to hide her family's humble circumstances. As her father launches a questionable business venture and her romantic hopes intensify, Alice's carefully constructed facade begins to crumble, threatening everything she's worked to achieve. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

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