Alice AdamsThis Pulitizer Prize-winning novel, perhaps Tarkington's best, tells the story of a middle-class family living in the industrialized "midland country" at the turn of the 20th century. Alice Adams's resiliency of spirit makes her one of Tarkington's most compelling female characters. |
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Adams's afraid ain't Alice Adams Alice laughed Alice's anyhow Arthur Russell asked began better box-trees Brussels sprouts chair colour course cried dance dang daugh daughter dearie dinner door Dowling down-town exclaimed expect eyes face father feel Frank Dowling frowning funny girl glance glue factory glue-works goin guess hand hear heard Henrietta interrupted J. A. Lamb Joe Lamb keep kind knew Lamb's Listen living-room Lohr look Lordy Malacca Malena mama mean Mildred Mildred's Miss Adams Miss Perry mother Never mind nice night organdie Palmer papa paused perfect creature poor porte-cochère pretty seemed shook her head sighed smile spoke stairs suppose sure talk taxicab tell There's thing thought told took tremulous turb turned veranda Virgil Adams voice wait walked Walter Walter Adams What's the matter wonder worry young