Penrod is a comic work that chronicles the misadventures of an eleven-year-old boy, Penrod Schofield, who is considered "The Worst Boy in Town." Tarkington's young protagonist causes all sorts of mischief as he comes up with schemes like setting up a "drugstore" with his friend Sam, which involves creating a potion for smallpox from mouth wash, syrup and "extinct hair oil" alongside other expired medications. Penrod and Sam then persuade another unsuspecting...