Plucky and romantic Alice tries to rise above the crudities of her hopelessly shabby background in this Pulitzer Prize–winning classic about ambition and self-delusion.
The lower-middle class Adams family faces a slow disintegration in a small Midwestern town. Alice, a social climber, is ashamed of her unsuccessful family and determined to distinguish herself. Lacking the social props she needs to shine in society, Alice attends a dance and lies about her background, hoping to attract a wealthy husband. But in the end, her high aspirations must be tempered by the reality of her situation.
Alice Adams’ resiliency of spirit makes her one of Tarkington’s most compelling female characters.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length8 hrs 9 mins
Narrated byTraci Svendsgaard
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJul 7, 2008
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1
14Chapter 14
2Chapter 2
15Chapter 15
3Chapter 3
16Chapter 16
4Chapter 4
17Chapter 17
5Chapter 5
18Chapter 18
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6Chapter 6
19Chapter 19
7Chapter 7
20Chapter 20
8Chapter 8
21Chapter 21
9Chapter 9
22Chapter 22
10Chapter 10
23Chapter 23
11Chapter 11
24Chapter 24
12Chapter 12
25Chapter 25
13Chapter 13
About the author
Booth Tarkington
Booth Tarkington (1869–1946), who achieved overnight success with his first novel, The Gentleman from Indiana (1899), is perhaps best remembered as the author of the popular Penrod adventures and Seventeen. He was awarded two Pulitzer Prizes for Literature and in 1933 received the Gold Medal for Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.View all by Booth Tarkington
