- Penrod and Sam
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name = Penrod and Sam
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author =Booth Tarkington
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country =United States
language = English
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publisher =Grosset & Dunlap
release_date = 1916
media_type = Print (Hardcover )
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preceded_by =Penrod
followed_by =Penrod Jashber "Penrod and Sam" is a novel by
Pulitzer Prize -winning authorBooth Tarkington that was first published in 1916. The book is the sequel to his 1914 work, "Penrod ", and focuses more on the relationship between the main character of the previous book, Penrod Schofield, and his best friend, Sam Williams. More of Penrod's adventures appear in the final book of the series "Penrod Jashber " (1929). The three books were published together in one volume, "Penrod: His Complete Story", in 1931.Film adaptations
"Penrod and Sam" was the most popular of Tarkington's "Penrod" series among film makers, with three separate adaptations eventually being produced:
*" [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0014353/ Penrod and Sam (1923 film)] ", with
Ben Alexander as Penrod.
*" [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022261/ Penrod and Sam (1931 film)] ", with Leon Janney as Penrod.
*"Penrod and Sam (1937 film) ", with Billy Mauch as Penrod.External links
*gutenberg|no=1158|name=Penrod and Sam
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