"Slowly the clear glass increased in its dimensions-slowly the dark diminished."
Illustrated by Clarence F. Underwood.
“Talleyrand Penrod” by Booth Tarkington
Booth Tarkington (July 29, 1869 – May 19, 1946) was best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novels The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams. Before publishing those works, he penned the comical Penrod stories, which would inspire many film adaptations in the 20s and 30s.
Read “Talleyrand Penrod” by Booth Tarkington. Originally published in June 21, 1913 [PDF download].
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July 26, 2010 
Fiction & Poetry
The Little Miller Attack
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Miss Temptation
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Treasures of the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library
Examine some of Kurt Vonnegut's personal artifacts that are on display at the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library in downtown Indianapolis.
The No-Talent Kid
Nothing could shake Walter's determination to get into the marching band. So how could his conductor tell him how misplaced his ambition was?
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