Cynthia's Ideal is a novel written by Adeline Sergeant and published in 1903. The story revolves around the titular character, Cynthia, who is a beautiful and intelligent young woman. She is engaged to a wealthy man named Sir John Darryll, but she begins to question whether he is truly her ideal partner. Cynthia's doubts are fueled by the arrival of a new neighbor, Mr. Richard Fane, who is handsome, charming, and seems to understand her better than...