Overview
About this book
The Trysting Place: A Farce in One Act by Booth Tarkington is available here as a complete, source-verified English public-domain edition. Its catalog subjects include American drama -- 20th century; Man-woman relationships -- Drama; Farces. Linden organizes its 1 reading section for browser reading and estimates the language at A2–B1.
- First published
- Unknown year
- Language
- English
- Copyright status
- Public domain
- Source edition
- Project Gutenberg ebook #59778
English level
A2–B1 · First originals
The Trysting Place: A Farce in One Act is calibrated from 8,318 sampled words across 1 chapters: sentences average 9.8 words, 7.7% exceed 24 words and 5.3% of words are nine letters or longer.
Explore the A2–B1 level →Sentence rhythm
What the prose asks
Mostly compact sentences averaging 9.8 words in the sampled text
Vocabulary
What may slow you down
5.3% of sampled words contain nine or more letters; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter
Reading rhythm
One sitting
A complete one-sitting route is realistic. About 2 calm 30-minute sessions.
Suggested approach
Read with momentum
Read once for the whole argument, then reread only the maxims or sentences that block meaning
Best starting point
Begin with chapter one
The full text is ready with speech, lookup and saved progress.
CEFR-aligned Linden estimate · medium confidence · sampled full text · Calibrated 2026-09-08 · Provisional, not an exam certification.
Table of contents
1 chapters
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