7 best short stories by Booth Tarkington

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Booth Tarkington. 7 best short stories by Booth Tarkington

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National Prosperity and Art

The Fascinating Stranger

The Party

The One-Hundred-Dollar Bill

Jeannette

The Spring Concert

Willamilla

The Only Child

About the Publisher

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Mr. Tarkington smiled. "Nothing stops an artist if he is one," he said. "But many things37 may prevent a people or a community from knowing or caring for art.

"The climate may be unfavorable; we need not expect the Eskimos to be interested in architecture. In the United States politicians have usually controlled the public purchase of works of art and the erection of public buildings. This is bad for the public, naturally."

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