Penrod And Sam

In Penrod and Sam the imaginative adventures of Tarkingtons 10yearoldPenrod Schofield continue. Penrods sidekick is Samuel Williams and togetherthey improvise c... » 

In Penrod and Sam the imaginative adventures of Tarkingtons 10yearoldPenrod Schofield continue. Penrods sidekick is Samuel Williams and togetherthey improvise causing general mischief and disorder wherever they go. Inpicaresque fashion a fencing battle takes them all through the neighborhoodthey narrowly escape serious injury while making boastful demonstrations with aloaded gun they indulge in dubious nishiation practices for their secretsociety they steal food for the starving horse concealed in the Schofieldsempty stable they attempt to fish a cat out of a cistern using a pair oftrousers and they cause general chaos at Miss Amy Rennsdales dance. Familiarcharacters from the earlier Penrod volumeMaurice Levy Georgie Basset. RoddyBitts Herman and Verman and Marjorie Jonesmake their appearance in Penrodand Sam. This is a delightfully nostalgic look at Tarkingtons turnofthecentury Indiana. Continues the humorous antics of the obstreperous andentertaining Penrod Schofield. «