"Gentle Julia", by Booth Tarkington, published by Doubleday for P.F. Collier, New York, "Hoosier Edition" copyright 1922 by Doubleday, 1918 and 1919 by Collier.

Hard boards, original publisher's cloth, gold lettering on spine [a little wear]; 5" x 7.1/2"; stained endpapers [aging]; 375 pages, very good condition.

Humorous story with insights to the culture of the 1920s era. "Tarkington covers a bit of the same territory as he did in "The Flirt" with a town belle and mischievous children, but here in an entirely comedic vein. Julia is incorrigible, but not in the least malicious- her family avers that her failing is being entirely too kind-hearted; she simply can't bear to hurt any of her suitors' feelings, so she has to encourage all of them! It's probably the funniest Tarkington book I've read yet. Some scenes- the incident of the umbrella, Noble getting dressed for the dance, Mr. Atwater's introduction to the poodle- had me literally shrieking with laughter. And it has that lovely atmosphere of a pleasant Edwardian era town with tree-lined streets, gracious old brick houses, front-porch social calls in the evenings and children's backyard pranks that Tarkington is so good at evoking. It's perfect for a charming, light read." [from the review]

Newton Booth Tarkington was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novels "The Magnificent Ambersons" and "Alice Adams". He is one of only three novelists to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Novel more than once, along with William Faulkner and John Updike. In the 1910s and 1920s he was considered America's greatest living author.

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