Project Gutenberg 2005-05-18 Public domain in the USA. 166 Tarkington, Booth 1869 1946 Tarkington, Newton Booth Tarkington, B. (Booth) Van Loot, Cornelius Obenchain Wilson, Harry Leon 1867 1939 White, Luther S. 08032634 The Man from Home Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_from_Home_(play) E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Josephine Paolucci, Joshua Hutchinson, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Man from Home" by Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson is a comedic play written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in Sorrento, Southern Italy, where the plot revolves around the interactions between American tourists and European aristocracy, specifically focusing on an American named Daniel Voorhees Pike. As tensions arise surrounding social class, marriage proposals, and a mysterious political fugitive, the narrative explores themes of identity, culture clash, and the absurdities of social conventions. The opening of the play sets a lively scene at the terrace of the Hotel Regina Margherita, introducing several characters, including the shrewd attorney Daniel Pike, who is depicted as both lovable and out of place. As the characters engage in witty banter, the audience learns of Pike's guardianship over his American ward Ethel Granger-Simpson, who is betrothed to an English nobleman, Almeric St. Aubyn. Amidst the comedic misunderstandings, we also encounter the tension of a Russian fugitive hiding from authorities nearby, adding an element of suspense to the otherwise light-hearted exchanges. This blend of humor and drama establishes an engaging atmosphere that invites readers to explore the complexities of the characters' relationships and the societal expectations they navigate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Drama PS Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 459546 2025-07-07T04:33:50.988366 text/html 471687 2020-12-14T12:05:57 text/html 627273 2025-07-07T04:34:03.033245 application/epub+zip 633721 2025-07-07T04:33:54.545324 application/epub+zip 165714 2025-07-07T04:33:52.841298 application/epub+zip 844457 2025-07-07T04:34:07.941220 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 809283 2025-07-07T04:34:01.774290 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285558 2022-09-08T00:03:15.302476 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 180659 2025-07-07T04:33:49.401338 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 180342 2020-12-14T12:05:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 180356 2020-12-14T12:05:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22272 2025-07-07T04:34:08.089217 application/rdf+xml 13440 2025-07-07T04:33:53.385290 image/jpeg 3361 2025-07-07T04:33:53.111289 image/jpeg 68419 2020-12-14T12:05:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 547661 2020-12-14T12:05:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 68390 2020-12-14T12:05:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 619726 2025-07-07T04:33:51.027314 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia