Gerald Cranston's Lady (novel)

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Gerald Cranston's Lady
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Author Gilbert Frankau
Country United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreRomance, Melodrama
Publisher The Century Company
Publication date
1924
Media typePrint
Pages552
ISBN 1976858704

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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Adaptation

The 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]

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References

  1. Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011. p. 290. ISBN   1476666008.