The Resource The turmoil, a novel by Booth Tarkington ... ; illustrated by C.E. Chambers
The turmoil, a novel by Booth Tarkington ... ; illustrated by C.E. Chambers
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The item The turmoil, a novel by Booth Tarkington ... ; illustrated by C.E. Chambers represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Indiana State Library.
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- Summary
- This novel is about how the artistic soul is sacrificed on the altar of big business. Except in this case the artist willingly makes the sacrifice and has no regrets afterward. Thus, the novel can't be counted a tragedy. John Sheridan lives by one mantra: Bigger is better. He owns the Sheridan Pump Works and is determined to make it an industrial giant. He brings his two oldest sons into the business only to see them fail. His youngest son, Bibbs, is sickly and dreams of becoming a writer. But his father won't hear of it and puts him to work in the company, too. Surprisingly, Bibbs thrives in this setting and pushes the company onto ever greater levels of success. His fiancé is appalled that he would go along with his father's wishes, but Bibbs assures her he never would have made it as a writer and he made the right decision. It's a surprising development: one expects Bibbs to stand up to his father and declare his artistic endeavors more important. But I think Tarkington is being realistic here, and he is careful to develop Bibbs's character so that we can see him appreciate the usefulness his life takes on from the emptiness he'd known before because of his illness. Tarkington was not afraid to praise big business, though he also knew what to criticize about it, too (one thing he was quick to point out was how it spoiled natural beauty). If John Sheridan could declare, "Wealth! I will get wealth! I will make Wealth! I will sell Wealth for more Wealth," his son Bibbs could remark on how his father had served business blindly while he, Bibbs, believed "If man would let me [business] serve him, I should be beautiful." There is no irony intended in this, just a statement of belief. --Bomojaz at Amazon.com
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 10 unnumbered pages, 348 pages, 2 unnumbered pages (first and last pages blank), 9 unnumbered leaves of plates
- Note
-
- Verso of t.p.: Published February, 1915
- Colored frontispiece and black and white plates facing p. 50, 60, 106, 120, 148, 176, 264 and 312
- Advertisement on p. [2] of preliminary p
- Label
- The turmoil
- Title
- The turmoil
- Statement of responsibility
- a novel by Booth Tarkington ... ; illustrated by C.E. Chambers
- Subject
-
- Children of the rich
- Children of the rich -- Fiction
- City and town life
- City and town life -- Fiction
- Domestic fiction
- Domestic fiction
- Fiction
- Indiana
- Indiana -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
- Manners and customs
- Middle West
- Bildungsromans
- Social classes
- Social classes -- Indiana -- Fiction
- Young men
- Young men -- Fiction
- Middle West -- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This novel is about how the artistic soul is sacrificed on the altar of big business. Except in this case the artist willingly makes the sacrifice and has no regrets afterward. Thus, the novel can't be counted a tragedy. John Sheridan lives by one mantra: Bigger is better. He owns the Sheridan Pump Works and is determined to make it an industrial giant. He brings his two oldest sons into the business only to see them fail. His youngest son, Bibbs, is sickly and dreams of becoming a writer. But his father won't hear of it and puts him to work in the company, too. Surprisingly, Bibbs thrives in this setting and pushes the company onto ever greater levels of success. His fiancé is appalled that he would go along with his father's wishes, but Bibbs assures her he never would have made it as a writer and he made the right decision. It's a surprising development: one expects Bibbs to stand up to his father and declare his artistic endeavors more important. But I think Tarkington is being realistic here, and he is careful to develop Bibbs's character so that we can see him appreciate the usefulness his life takes on from the emptiness he'd known before because of his illness. Tarkington was not afraid to praise big business, though he also knew what to criticize about it, too (one thing he was quick to point out was how it spoiled natural beauty). If John Sheridan could declare, "Wealth! I will get wealth! I will make Wealth! I will sell Wealth for more Wealth," his son Bibbs could remark on how his father had served business blindly while he, Bibbs, believed "If man would let me [business] serve him, I should be beautiful." There is no irony intended in this, just a statement of belief. --Bomojaz at Amazon.com
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Citation location within source
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- p. 64-65
- p. 34-36
- Citation source
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- Currie, B. Tarkington
- Russo & Sullivan. Tarkington
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1869-1946
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Tarkington, Booth
- Dewey number
- 813.5
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
-
- PZ3.T175
- PS2972
- LC item number
- Tu
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- approximately 1883-1941,
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
-
- Chambers, Charles Edward
- Harper & Brothers
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Indiana
- Social classes
- Young men
- Middle West
- City and town life
- Children of the rich
- Children of the rich
- City and town life
- Manners and customs
- Social classes
- Young men
- Indiana
- Middle West
- Label
- The turmoil, a novel by Booth Tarkington ... ; illustrated by C.E. Chambers
- Note
-
- Verso of t.p.: Published February, 1915
- Colored frontispiece and black and white plates facing p. 50, 60, 106, 120, 148, 176, 264 and 312
- Advertisement on p. [2] of preliminary p
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 14017247
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- 10 unnumbered pages, 348 pages, 2 unnumbered pages (first and last pages blank), 9 unnumbered leaves of plates
- Lccn
- 15003643
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (1 color)
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)274875
- (OCoLC)274875
- Label
- The turmoil, a novel by Booth Tarkington ... ; illustrated by C.E. Chambers
- Note
-
- Verso of t.p.: Published February, 1915
- Colored frontispiece and black and white plates facing p. 50, 60, 106, 120, 148, 176, 264 and 312
- Advertisement on p. [2] of preliminary p
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 14017247
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- 10 unnumbered pages, 348 pages, 2 unnumbered pages (first and last pages blank), 9 unnumbered leaves of plates
- Lccn
- 15003643
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (1 color)
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)274875
- (OCoLC)274875
Subject
- Children of the rich
- Children of the rich -- Fiction
- City and town life
- City and town life -- Fiction
- Domestic fiction
- Domestic fiction
- Fiction
- Indiana
- Indiana -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
- Manners and customs
- Middle West
- Bildungsromans
- Social classes
- Social classes -- Indiana -- Fiction
- Young men
- Young men -- Fiction
- Middle West -- Fiction
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