The Tides of Barnegat (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781162759395)

The Tides of Barnegat is a novel written by F. Hopkinson Smith that tells the story of a young woman named Barbara who moves to the New Jersey coast to live with her aunt and uncle. The book is set in the late 1800s and explores themes of love, family, and the power of the sea.Barbara is a strong-willed and independent woman who is determined to make a life for herself in Barnegat despite the challenges she faces. She falls in love with a local fisherman named Captain Anthony who is haunted by the tragic loss of his wife and child at sea.As Barbara and Captain Anthony's relationship develops, they must navigate the dangers of the ocean and the disapproval of their families. The novel also explores the lives of other characters in the community, including a wealthy businessman and his troubled daughter, a young artist, and a group of fishermen struggling to make a living.Throughout the book, Smith vividly describes the beauty and power of the sea, as well as the harsh realities of life in a coastal town. The Tides of Barnegat is a timeless story of love and loss that captures the spirit of a bygone era.1913. Smith had several careers: engineer, artist, illustrator and short story writer. His success in engineering included planning the foundations for the Statue of Liberty. He traveled frequently to Europe and became known for his portraits and illustration. Smith was an entertaining after-dinner storyteller and in his fifties he decided to commit his stories to paper and is remembered for his Colonel Carter novels. The book begins: One lovely spring morning-and this story begins on a spring morning some fifty years or more ago-a joy of a morning that made one glad to be alive, when the radiant sunshine had turned the ribbon of a road that ran from Warehold village to Barnegat Light and the sea to satin, the wide marshes to velvet, and the belts of stunted pines to bands of purple-on this spring morning, then, Martha Sands, the Cobden's nurse, was out with her dog Meg. She had taken the little beast to the inner beach for a bath-a custom of hers when the weather was fine and the water not too cold-and was returning to Warehold by way of the road, when, calling the dog to her side, she stopped to feast her eyes on the picture unrolled at her feet. 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.

Author: F. Hopkinson Smith
ISBN-10: 1162759399
ISBN-13: 9781162759395
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 440
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.89d