The Man From Home

The Man From Home is a novel written by Booth Tarkington. The story revolves around a wealthy American named John Marvin who travels to Europe to escape his troubles at home. While staying in a small village in Austria, he meets a group of American tourists who mistake him for a famous American millionaire. Marvin decides to play along with the mistaken identity and enjoys the attention and adoration he receives from the group. However, he soon realizes that his actions have consequences and must face the truth about his past and his future. The novel explores themes of identity, self-discovery, and the consequences of deception.1908. With illustrations from scenes in the play. Although his first book was about English romance, Newton Booth Tarkington, winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, for The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams, came to be known for his comical (and almost cynical) style of the Lost Generation that characterized the 1920’s. Tarkington collaborated with Harry Leon Wilson of Ruggles of Red Gap fame on eleven plays, the most famous being The Man from Home. The play follows wealthy brother and sister Horace and Ethel Simpson as they tour Europe. They fall prey to Russian conmen, one of whom plans a marriage with Ethel. Executor of their fortune Daniel Pike, assisted by Grand Duke Vasill, exposes the Russians’ devious game. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.