Mr. Cantonwine: A Moral Tale

by Lionel Barrymore

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Genres: Fiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1953

About the author

Lionel Barrymore, who won an Oscar in 1931 for Free Soul ; this family of American actors included Ethel Barrymore, his sister, and John Barrymore, their brother.

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Reviews

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

A real interesting read, this little book turned out to be. I went into this story, thinking, it was going to be very close to a Mark Twain story. Which at first, it kind of does, but it quickly becomes its on style all together. I at first, had a little difficultly following the writing style, Mr. Barrymore wrote in. The story starts out with lots of character and local descriptions, which for me, slowed the story process. But once we move out of the beginning, the story really takes off. I and most likely, Mr. Barrymore, gradually, found our way into a very interesting story to follow.

Recently, I've been watching a lot of Mr. Barrymore's silent movies. I feel, this story could have actually worked, for a staring role for him as a silent movie. Maybe, it was a story plot he wrote back in the early 1910's or 1920's, for a short movie for D.W. Griffith, that didn't work out. He just held on to it and during his later years, decided to write it into an actual book.

But whatever way it came into being a story, I'm glad, Mr. Barrymore wrote it and I, got a chance to read it. I feel, I got to know Mr. Barrymore more, by reading his story. From what I've read about him, I believe the main character, Mr. Cantonwine, is actually Barrymore and he sprinkled his own personal life, into the story.