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| Author | Jeffery Farnol |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
Publication date | 1913 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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The Amateur Gentleman is a novel by Jeffery Farnol, published in 1913. It was made into a silent film in 1920 and again in 1926 and a talking film in 1936 with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. starring as the protagonist, Barnabas Barty.
The novel tells the story of Barnabas Barty, the son of John Barty, the former boxing champion of England and landlord of a pub in Kent. At the start of the tale, Barnabas comes fortuitously into the possession of a vast fortune – £700,000, an astronomical amount by Regency standards – and determines to use this fortune to become a gentleman. His father objects to this plan and they quarrel. They settle their differences in a round of fisticuffs, which Barnabas wins. Barnabas sets off for London to further his ambitions and, on the way there, contrives to make a number of influential friends and enemies. [1]
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