Monsieur Beaucaire: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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Monsieur Beaucaire is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Tarkington, Booth (1869–1946).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Monsieur Beaucaire" by Booth Tarkington is a short novel first published in 1900. Set in 18th-century Bath, it follows a French barber who blackmails the Duke of Winterset into introducing him to high society as a nobleman. Winning the affections of Lady Mary Carlisle, the beautiful "Beauty of Bath," he navigates duels and deception until a violent encounter exposes his true identity. But Beaucaire harbors secrets that could transform everything about his disgrace and redemption.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Monsieur Beaucaire
- Author credits: Tarkington, Booth (1869–1946)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Bath (England) -- Fiction
- England -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction
- French -- England -- Fiction
- Gambling -- Fiction
Gutenberg collections
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Historical Novels
- Category: Humour
- Category: Novels
- Category: Romance
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