Monsieur BeaucaireBooth Tarkington
Monsieur Beaucaire
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Original author: Booth Tarkington
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"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.
Monsieur Beaucaire, by Booth Tarkington. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #1983.
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