Project Gutenberg 2006-02-26 Public domain in the USA. 130 Tarkington, Booth 1869 1946 Tarkington, Newton Booth Tarkington, B. (Booth) Van Loot, Cornelius Obenchain Monsieur Beaucaire Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsieur_Beaucaire_(novel) Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer and David Widger "Monsieur Beaucaire" by Booth Tarkington is a novel written in the early 20th century. This comedic story revolves around a clever young Frenchman who disguises himself as a nobleman while navigating the high society of Bath, England. The book explores themes of identity, deception, and romantic intrigue against the backdrop of social hierarchy and appearances. The narrative follows the young Frenchman, who initially arrives in Bath as the barber of the French ambassador, Victor. After being wrongfully rebuffed by the local elite, he takes on the guise of M. le Duc de Chateaurien to gain acceptance and pursue his love for Lady Mary Carlisle. Through a series of witty and daring encounters, he uses his charm and cunning to win her heart while navigating conflicts with the Duke of Winterset and other suitors. The plot thickens as M. Beaucaire engages in a card game that exposes the Duke's cheating, leverages his newfound status to challenge societal norms, and ultimately confronts the complications of truth and identity as he reconciles who he is and who he pretends to be. The blend of humor and romance makes it an entertaining read that captures the essence of social dynamics in a historical context. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en England -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction Gambling -- Fiction French -- England -- Fiction Bath (England) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Romance Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 114081 2025-07-01T11:20:44.589510 text/html 115570 2021-01-27T15:40:21 text/html; charset=utf-8 39095 2021-01-27T15:40:21 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 114111 2025-07-01T11:20:49.784516 application/epub+zip 114578 2025-07-01T11:20:47.271515 application/epub+zip 107551 2025-07-01T11:20:46.197498 application/epub+zip 244397 2025-07-01T11:20:51.635498 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233047 2025-07-01T11:20:49.135518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206234 2022-09-01T13:09:36.060067 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 94816 2025-07-01T11:20:44.290490 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 94761 2018-03-03T08:50:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 36791 2018-03-19T13:26:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 93050 2006-02-25T15:46:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 36579 2006-02-25T15:47:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21439 2025-07-01T11:20:51.760456 application/rdf+xml 15202 2025-07-01T11:20:46.684512 image/jpeg 3880 2025-07-01T11:20:46.440503 image/jpeg 115320 2025-07-01T11:20:44.599485 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