The Magnificent Ambersons (1918)

The Magnificent Ambersons is a novel written by Booth Tarkington and published in 1918. The story is set in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in a fictional Midwestern town and follows the rise and fall of the Amberson family, who are considered the wealthiest and most powerful family in the town. The central character is George Amberson Minafer, the spoiled and arrogant grandson of the family patriarch, Major Amberson. George's life is marked by his sense of entitlement and his inability to adapt to the changing times, particularly the rise of the automobile and the decline of the horse and carriage. The novel explores themes of progress, nostalgia, and the impact of industrialization on traditional ways of life. It is considered a classic of American literature and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1919.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.