Monsieur Beaucaire
- First published
- 1900
- Reading level
- Easy
- Price
- Free
About the book
"Monsieur Beaucaire" by Booth Tarkington is a short novel first published in 1900. Set in 18th-century Bath, it follows a French barber who blackmails the Duke of Winterset into introducing him to high society as a nobleman. Winning the affections of Lady Mary Carlisle, the beautiful "Beauty of Bath," he navigates duels and deception until a violent encounter exposes his true identity. But Beaucaire harbors secrets that could transform everything about his disgrace and redemption.
- England
- Gambling
- French
- Bath (England)
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #1983. Monsieur Beaucaire on Wikipedia.
