The Cream of the Jest · Character
Mr. Booth Tarkington
A real author mentioned as a contemporary of Kennaston.
minor
First appearance: x of idle speculations in a library
Mr. Booth Tarkington shows up with force in XII: Of Publishing: With an Unlikely Appendix. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as a contemporary author whose romance competed with Kennaston's book in sales.
Mr. Booth Tarkington first appears in 0013 x of idle speculations in a library.
In XII: Of Publishing: With an Unlikely Appendix: Mentioned as a contemporary author whose romance competed with Kennaston's book in sales.
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See Mr. Booth Tarkington in x of idle speculations in a library