Monsieur Beaucaire
| Language | en |
|---|---|
| First published | 2006-02-26 |
| Rights | Public domain in the USA. |
| Gutenberg ID | #1983 |
Description
"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. (This is an automatically generated summary.)