Publisher's Synopsis
Mrs. Cliff's Yacht is a novel written by Frank R. Stockton. The story revolves around Mrs. Cliff, a wealthy widow who owns a luxurious yacht. She invites a group of her friends to join her on a cruise along the coast of Maine. The group includes a young couple, a retired sea captain, a lawyer, and a poet. As they sail, they encounter a series of unexpected events, including a shipwreck, a mysterious island, and a hidden treasure. Along the way, they also learn about each other's secrets and desires. The novel is a blend of adventure, romance, and humor, and it explores themes of wealth, class, and human relationships. It was first published in 1896 and has since become a classic in American literature.1900. Thonias Hewlings Stockton, clergyman, wrote fantastic tales for children under the pen name Frank R. Stockton. He also wrote books for adults. Among his amusing books for children Rudder Grange is the best known. The Lady and the Tiger, Adventures of Captain Horne, Mrs. Null, The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine, The Hundredth Man, Great Stone of Sardis, and Captain�������s Tollgate were also quite popular. The book begins: On a beautiful September afternoon, in a handsome room of one of the grand, uptown hotels in New York, sat Mrs. Cliff, widow and millionaire. Widow of a village merchant, mistress of an unpretending house in the little town of Plainton, Maine, and, by strange vicissitudes of fortune, the possessor of great wealth, she was on her way from Paris to the scene of that quiet domestic life to which, for nearly thirty years, she had been accustomed. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
