The complete online text of In the Arena by Booth Tarkington.

The prolific writings of American author Newton Booth Tarkington (1869-1946) include the novels "Penrod" and "Seventeen" and many successful Broadway plays. Booth Tarkington was born on July 29, 1869, the second child of lawyer John S. Tarkington and Eli...

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