TY - BOOK AU - Roy,Lillian Elizabeth AU - Barbour,Harold S. TI - Polly's Southern Cruise AV - PZ PY - 2013/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Sea stories KW - Adventure stories KW - Ocean travel -- Juvenile fiction KW - Young women -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile fiction KW - Caribbean Area -- Description and travel -- Juvenile fiction KW - Florida -- Description and travel -- Juvenile fiction KW - Cuba -- Description and travel -- Juvenile fiction KW - Panama -- Description and travel -- Juvenile fiction N1 - Release date is 2013-06-13; Produced by Roger Frank and Sue Clark; Original publication data not identified N2 - "Polly's Southern Cruise" by Lillian Elizabeth Roy is a fiction novel written in the early 20th century. Centered around the adventures of two young women, Polly Brewster and her friend Eleanor Maynard, the narrative focuses on their excitement and challenges as they embark on a yachting trip from New York to South America aboard Mr. Dalken's yacht. Their journey is filled with personal dynamics, including the arrival of notable characters like Mrs. Courtney and Elizabeth Dalken, which leads to both camaraderie and conflicts among the group. The opening of the novel presents Polly and Eleanor as they finalize plans for the cruise and prepare to present their ideas to their friends. They intend to negotiate the itinerary for their journey while dealing with the complexities of friendship and rivalry, especially concerning Elizabeth and her relationships. As they gather for dinner at Mr. Dalken's apartment to discuss the voyage, underlying tensions surface, particularly related to Elizabeth's character and her potential impact on the group’s dynamic. This sets the stage for the forthcoming adventures, with themes of exploration, friendship, and social class interwoven throughout this lively narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42934 ER -