Mrs. Parkington(1944)
The Great Novel of a Millionaire's Romance!
In this family saga, Mrs. Parkington recounts the story of her life, beginning as a hotel maid in frontier Nevada where she is swept off her feet by mine owner and financier Augustus Parkington. He moves them to New York, tries to remake her into a society woman, and establishes their home among the wealthiest of New York's high society. Family and social life is not always peaceful, however, and she guides us, in flashbacks, through the rises and falls of the Parkington family fortunes.
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Susie Parkington
Major Augustus Parkington
Amory Stilham
Baroness Aspasia Conti
Edward VII, Prince of Wales
Alice, Dutchess de Brancourt
Jane Stilham
Ned Talbot
Lord Thornley
Jack Stilham
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