Ships That Pass in the Night - Beatrice Harraden - Bog

Ships That Pass in the Night is a novel by Beatrice Harraden that was first published in 1893. The story revolves around two characters, Rachel West and Richard Larchester, who meet on a ship bound for New York. They are both traveling alone and strike up a conversation, sharing their life stories with each other. Rachel is a successful author who has never been married, while Richard is a wealthy businessman who is unhappily married.Despite their different backgrounds, Rachel and Richard find themselves drawn to each other and share a deep connection during their brief time together on the ship. However, when they arrive in New York, they go their separate ways and lose touch with each other.The novel explores themes of love, loss, and missed opportunities. It also touches on the societal expectations placed on women during the time period in which it was written. The title of the book comes from a line in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, which speaks to the idea that some relationships are fleeting and may never be fully realized.Overall, Ships That Pass in the Night is a poignant and thought-provoking novel that examines the complexities of human relationships and the choices we make in life.1894. Arguably one of the best-known Suffragette writers, Beatrice Harraden was a popular novelist who was heavily involved in the Suffragette tax resistance campaign. Her best-selling sentimental romance, Ships that Pass in the Night tells of a doomed love-affair between two patients in a tuberculosis sanitarium. This story caught the public's imagination, and the title became a byword for a fleeting or doomed love affair. The title was inspired by lines in Longfellow's Tales of a Wayside Inn, Third Evening, Theologian's Second Tale (Elizabeth), Fourth Part.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.