| Author |
Rittenberg, Max, 1880-1965 |
| Title |
Swirling Waters
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 76.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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| Credits |
Produced by Susan Skinner and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
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| Summary |
"Swirling Waters" by Max Rittenberg is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Clifford Matheson, a successful financier grappling with the demands of his ambitious wife, Olive, and the moral dilemmas of high-stakes business. As Matheson navigates the pressures of his financial empire, he contemplates a significant change in both his personal and professional life, motivated by a desire to escape the superficiality of his current existence. The opening of the novel introduces us to Clifford Matheson on a pivotal night as he races to the Gare de Lyon, where he faces frustration from his wife and father-in-law for his tardiness. Despite their impatience, he is distracted by thoughts of an important deal involving the shipowner Lars Larssen and hints at a troubled relationship with his half-brother, John Rivière. As Clifford grapples with his weariness from the financial world, he reflects on a past experience involving his brother that implies a struggle between ambition and a longing for deeper meaning in life. The narrative sets the stage for a transformative journey, marked by themes of identity and moral conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
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| Subject |
London (England) -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Capitalists and financiers -- Fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
18789 |
| Release Date |
Jul 8, 2006 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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