Publisher's Synopsis
Felix O'Day is a novel by F. Hopkinson Smith that tells the story of a young man named Felix, who is orphaned at a young age and raised by his uncle. Felix grows up to become a successful artist, but his life takes a turn when he falls in love with a woman who is already engaged to another man. Despite this, Felix persists in his pursuit of her, and the two eventually marry.However, their happiness is short-lived as Felix's past comes back to haunt him in the form of a lawsuit over the ownership of his artwork. He is forced to defend himself in court, and the outcome of the trial threatens to ruin his reputation and his livelihood.Throughout the book, Smith explores themes of love, art, and the challenges of pursuing one's dreams in the face of adversity. The novel is set in the late 19th century and provides a vivid portrayal of life in New York City during this time period.Overall, Felix O'Day is a compelling and thought-provoking novel that will appeal to readers who enjoy historical fiction and stories of love and perseverance.1915. 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: Broadway on dry nights, or rather that part known as the Great White Way, is a crowded thoroughfare, dominated by lofty buildings, the sky-line studded with constellations of colored signs penciled in fire. Broadway on wet, rain-drenched nights is the fairy concourse of the Wonder City of the World, its asphalt splashed with liquid jewels afloat in molten gold. 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.
