Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 192 Leverson, Ada 1862 1933 Beddington, Ada Esther Tenterhooks 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.) Reading ease score: 84.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Man-woman relationships -- Fiction London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction PR Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 363865 2025-07-04T10:36:34.961829 text/html 363851 363724 2024-11-05T03:34:25.274232 2023-10-05T04:44:42.617661 text/html text/html 196476 2025-07-04T10:36:41.400784 application/epub+zip 200989 2025-07-04T10:36:36.726833 application/epub+zip 200990 2025-07-04T10:36:35.617818 application/epub+zip 339978 2025-07-04T10:36:44.781845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317267 2025-07-04T10:36:40.708836 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284325 2022-09-05T06:34:06.878633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317342 2025-07-04T10:36:34.462806 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 297583 2024-10-28T17:34:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17217 2025-07-04T10:36:45.270799 application/rdf+xml 10145 2025-07-04T10:36:36.117817 image/jpeg 2680 2025-07-04T10:36:35.866816 image/jpeg 191986 2025-07-04T10:36:34.992839 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia