Project Gutenberg 1995-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 94 Tarkington, Booth 1869 1946 Tarkington, Newton Booth Tarkington, B. (Booth) Van Loot, Cornelius Obenchain The Flirt Etext produced by and anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer HTML file produced by David Widger "The Flirt" by Booth Tarkington is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Valentine Corliss, a young man returning to his hometown after years abroad. His arrival reintroduces romantic complexities as he finds himself at the center of attention among local social circles, particularly concerning the beautiful Cora Madison and her perceived affections. At the start of the novel, we meet Valentine Corliss as he strolls down Corliss Street on a hot summer day, reflecting on the changes in his hometown. He reminisces about past events and encounters familiar faces that spark memories, particularly relating to childhood rivalries. Shortly thereafter, he visits the Madison household, where he encounters Cora and her sister, Laura. Their contrasting personalities and interactions set the stage for emerging romantic tensions, with Cora being particularly captivated by Corliss's charm. The opening chapter establishes a rich sense of place, character dynamics, and the themes of attraction and social observation that will undoubtedly unfold throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Young women -- Fiction Swindlers and swindling -- Fiction Courtship -- Fiction Forgery -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 528943 528952 2024-09-01T05:02:11.132247 2023-10-01T04:51:35.248769 text/html text/html 564212 2021-01-28T01:56:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 185115 2021-01-28T01:56:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 225696 2024-09-01T05:02:19.040308 application/epub+zip 235571 2024-09-01T05:02:13.026266 application/epub+zip 235571 2024-09-01T05:02:11.828285 application/epub+zip 405379 2024-09-01T05:02:23.673197 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370627 2024-09-01T05:02:18.361139 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370671 2022-09-01T05:15:27.949106 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435591 435495 2024-09-01T05:02:09.940189 2023-10-01T04:51:34.194781 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 435407 2021-01-01T07:40:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 172137 2021-01-01T07:40:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19109 2024-09-01T05:02:23.816117 application/rdf+xml 9628 2024-09-01T05:02:12.393172 image/jpeg 2711 2024-09-01T05:02:12.053216 image/jpeg 219057 2024-09-01T05:02:11.174314 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia