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Seventeen

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Original author: Booth Tarkington

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"Seventeen" by Booth Tarkington is a humorous novel published in 1916. The story follows seventeen-year-old William Baxter through a transformative summer when he falls hopelessly in love with Lola Pratt, a flirtatious visiting belle. William's infatuation leads him into a series of ridiculous situations as he pursues his first love, while his family—especially his mischievous ten-year-old sister Jane—constantly embarrasses him. This gentle satire of adolescent romance became a bestseller and explores the awkward, passionate world of youth with both comedy and insight.

Seventeen, by Booth Tarkington. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #1611.

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30 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: William696 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: The Unknown1,665 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: The Painful Age1,414 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: Genesis and Clematis1,442 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: Sorrows Within a Boiler1,593 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: Truculence875 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: Mr. Baxter's Evening Clothes583 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: Jane2,490 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: Little Sisters Have Big Ears989 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: Mr. Parcher and Love2,613 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: Beginning a True Friendship2,203 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: Progress of the Symptoms3,129 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: At Home to His Friends1,770 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV: Time Does Fly2,538 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV: Romance of Statistics2,323 words
  1. 16.Chapter XVI: The Shower2,225 words
  2. 17.Chapter XVII: Jane's Theory2,821 words
  3. 18.Chapter XVIII: The Big, Fat Lummox2,325 words
  4. 19.Chapter XIX: “i Dunno Why It Is”1,635 words
  5. 20.Chapter XX: Sydney Carton1,816 words
  6. 21.Chapter XXI: My Little Sweethearts2,354 words
  7. 22.Chapter XXII: Foreshadowings3,021 words
  8. 23.Chapter XXIII: Fathers Forget2,569 words
  9. 24.Chapter XXIV: Clothes Make the Man3,441 words
  10. 25.Chapter XXV: Youth and Mr. Parcher2,149 words
  11. 26.Chapter XXVI: Miss Boke2,885 words
  12. 27.Chapter XXVII: Marooned2,492 words
  13. 28.Chapter XXVIII: Rannie Kirsted2,405 words
  14. 29.Chapter XXIX: “don't Forget!”4,166 words
  15. 30.Chapter XXX: The Bride-To-Be2,040 words