Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 42 Leverson, Ada 1862 1933 Beddington, Ada Esther Tenterhooks Reading ease score: 84.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Book 2 of The Little Ottleys E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Sarah Lewis, and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "Tenterhooks" by Ada Leverson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the lives of the Ottley family, primarily focusing on the characters Bruce and Edith Ottley, exploring themes of social conventions, family dynamics, and romantic entanglements within their circle. The opening of the novel introduces us to Edith, who is feeling unwell, and contrasts her situation with Bruce, who is ironically trying to redirect attention onto himself by feigning an illness. As they prepare to welcome their first child, there is humorous discourse regarding names, particularly the name "Matilda," which Bruce rejects in favor of "Aspasia." The narrative blends witty dialogue and keen observations about the characters’ relationships and societal expectations, all while hinting at the complexities of their interactions with family and friends, including a forthcoming dinner invitation from the Mitchells that sets off a series of misunderstandings. This initial glimpse into the Ottley household hints at both tender affection and societal satire, setting the stage for the intertwining stories that will unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Man-woman relationships -- Fiction London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 363858 363731 2024-10-05T03:34:39.672959 2023-10-05T04:44:42.424631 text/html text/html 363851 363724 2024-10-05T03:34:39.961901 2023-10-05T04:44:42.617661 text/html text/html 196422 2024-10-05T03:34:47.236339 application/epub+zip 200998 2024-10-05T03:34:41.864904 application/epub+zip 200997 2024-10-05T03:34:40.664875 application/epub+zip 340136 2024-10-05T03:34:50.973388 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317495 2024-10-05T03:34:46.470409 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284325 2022-09-05T06:34:06.878633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317453 317377 2024-10-05T03:34:39.142908 2023-10-05T04:44:42.011647 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 318650 2020-12-19T13:56:01 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 122005 2020-12-19T13:56:01 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 318644 2020-12-19T13:56:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 121915 2020-12-19T13:56:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21194 2024-10-05T03:34:51.119377 application/rdf+xml 10145 2024-10-05T03:34:41.209984 image/jpeg 2680 2024-10-05T03:34:40.940866 image/jpeg 191931 2024-10-05T03:34:39.991906 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia