The tide: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
The tide: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
The tide is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Cram, Mildred (1889–1985).
Catalogue synopsis
Project Gutenberg supplies this automated synopsis of the opening text:
"The tide" by Mildred Cram is a novel written in the early 20th century. It appears to be a social and psychological drama centered on Lilah Norris, a poised yet penniless young woman who weighs love against security as she draws the attention of wealthy Robert Peabody and collides with the steadfast devotion of his friend and nurse, Grace Fuller. Set between New York City and a secluded New England estate, it explores class, ambition, self-invention, and the costs of marrying for comfort rather than passion. The opening of the novel follows Lilah just after her father’s funeral as she privately revels in a sense of freedom, appraises her charms, and calculates her path out of poverty. She entertains two very different men—brooding David Brenner and affable heir Robert Peabody—while forging an uneasy alliance with Grace Fuller, Robert’s frank, loyal confidante who becomes Lilah’s roommate and quiet rival. After a flirtatious dinner and a charged cab ride, Lilah accepts Robert’s sudden proposal, wrestles with misgivings, and accepts Grace’s stoic support (and loan) to ready herself for marriage. The section closes with Lilah’s arrival at Peabody’s Point, her disarming reception by the formidable patriarch Junius Peabody, a first glimpse of the austere seaside house that will be hers, and the early strain in Robert’s need for genuine affection.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The tide
- Author credits: Cram, Mildred (1889–1985)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
- Marriage -- Fiction
- New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction
Read this edition
View the complete Gutenberg catalogue record. Project Gutenberg identifies this edition as public domain in the United States; that designation does not establish its copyright status in every country.
Source notes
Catalogue metadata is public domain and is supplied through Gutendex, which imports Gutenberg's machine-readable catalogue. The automated synopsis is source-supplied, not an independently verified review. Author dates above describe the credited people; no ebook release date is presented as the book's original publication date.
Sources
More in Books & Authors
Keep reading
