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Classic Love Stories

Show Boat

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Edna Ferber's Show Boat is a classic romance novel. Readers will find themes of gamblers, Mississippi River, interracial marriage and showboats.

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About Show Boat

"Show Boat" by Edna Ferber is a novel published in 1926. It follows three generations of performers aboard the Cotton Blossom, a floating theater traveling the Mississippi River from the 1880s to the 1920s. Against the backdrop of America's changing landscape—from Reconstruction riverbanks to Jazz Age New York—the story weaves together romance, family drama, and the harsh realities of racial prejudice. Lives intertwine and secrets emerge as the show boat drifts through small Southern towns, carrying both entertainment and scandal in its wake.
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Show Boat — LibriVox recording, 10 h 57 min in 19 sections.

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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Love stories
  • Domestic fiction
  • Gamblers
  • Mississippi River
  • Interracial marriage
  • Showboats
  • Women entertainers

Quick answers

Who wrote Show Boat?

Show Boat was written by Edna Ferber.

What genre is Show Boat?

It is usually shelved as Classic Love Stories.

Is Show Boat free to read?

Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

Is there a free audiobook of Show Boat?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 10 h 57 min.

What books are similar to Show Boat?

Readers who like it often enjoy Middlemarch, The Enchanted April and The Pirate.

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