Gerald Cranston's Lady is a melodramatic novel by the British writer Gilbert Frankau which was first published in 1924. It portrays the marriage of an ambitious financier to a well-connected woman in an attempt to boost his social standing. The result is a loveless marriage in which both develop an interest in other people, until eventually being reconciled.
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Author | Gilbert Frankau |
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Language | English |
Genre | Romance, Melodrama |
Publication date | 1924 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
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Adaptation
editThe same year of the novel's release, it was adapted into an American silent film Gerald Cranston's Lady by Fox Film. It retained the English setting of the original story.[1]
References
edit- ^ Solomon p.290
Bibliography
edit- Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.
External links
edit- Copy of 1924 American edition at hathitrust.org