Truxton King - Mccutcheon, George Barr
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George Barr McCutcheon (1866-1928) was an American novelist and playwright. McCutcheon became famous for his Graustark series set in Eastern Europe. He disliked being categorized as a romantic and preferred being known for his plays. The Graustark novels are stories of court intrigue, royal disguise, and romance. Novels in the series include Graustark: The Story of a Love Behind a Throne (1901), Beverly of Graustark (1904), Truxton King: A Story of Graustark (1909), The Prince of Graustark (1914), East of the Setting Sun (1924), and The Inn of the Hawk and Raven (1927). In Truxton King another…mehr

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George Barr McCutcheon (1866-1928) was an American novelist and playwright. McCutcheon became famous for his Graustark series set in Eastern Europe. He disliked being categorized as a romantic and preferred being known for his plays. The Graustark novels are stories of court intrigue, royal disguise, and romance. Novels in the series include Graustark: The Story of a Love Behind a Throne (1901), Beverly of Graustark (1904), Truxton King: A Story of Graustark (1909), The Prince of Graustark (1914), East of the Setting Sun (1924), and The Inn of the Hawk and Raven (1927). In Truxton King another Graustarkian, the protagonist Truxton ranges the earth in search of adventure. He is a handsome, good-natured young fellow looking for romantic adventures who becomes enmeshed in most complicated intrigues in Graustark.
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American playwright and novelist George Barr McCutcheon (1866-1928) is well recognized for his widely read and hilarious works. McCutcheon, who was raised in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, attended Purdue University, worked as a newspaper reporter, and eventually pursued a full-time writing career. His early works were highly successful, but it was "Graustark" (1901) that won him both critical and commercial recognition. Set in a made-up European kingdom, "Graustark" is a romantic adventure book that inspired multiple sequels. McCutcheon was a well-known writer in the early 20th century because of his ability to blend humor, romance, and adventure in his novels. McCutcheon was a very well-liked author in his day, and his writings were full of wit, sarcasm, and astute observations of society. George Barr McCutcheon's contributions to American literature, especially in the categories of humorous fiction and romantic adventure, are still significant even though his popularity has declined over time.