Project Gutenberg 2012-08-04 Public domain in the USA. 174 Cholmondeley, Mary 1859 1925 A Devotee: An Episode in the Life of a Butterfly Produced by Suzanne Shell, Linda Hamilton, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "A Devotee: An Episode in the Life of a Butterfly" by Mary Cholmondeley is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers on Sibyl Carruthers, a beautiful yet fragile heiress, who harbors deep emotional turmoil connected to her feelings for Mr. Loftus, an older man with a complex past. As the narrative unfolds, readers will witness Sibyl's yearning and desperation, set against the backdrop of societal expectations and personal sacrifice. At the start of the story, the cathedral resounds with music, stirring emotions within Sibyl as she grapples with her desires. After a musical performance, she experiences overwhelming affection for Mr. Loftus, confessing her love amid the uncertainty of whether it will be reciprocated. Their subsequent interactions reveal the age gap and their differing perspectives on love and life, with Sibyl's impulsive nature contrasting with Mr. Loftus’s more tempered demeanor. Significantly, the opening portion sets the stage for themes of unrequited love, emotional vulnerability, and societal pressures that will likely resonate throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40408/40408-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Young women -- Fiction Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Marriage -- Fiction Older men -- Fiction PR Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 223484 2025-08-16T11:23:57.536534 text/html 200401 2024-10-23T10:01:41 text/html 195952 2025-08-16T11:24:01.554515 application/epub+zip 199384 2025-08-16T11:23:58.207537 application/epub+zip 144641 2025-08-16T11:23:57.867539 application/epub+zip 305076 2025-08-16T11:24:04.570509 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277449 2025-08-16T11:24:01.205510 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213368 2022-09-18T13:27:23.631435 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187326 2025-08-16T11:23:56.881558 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 167338 2024-10-23T10:01:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17819 2025-08-16T11:24:04.747498 application/rdf+xml 35656 2025-08-16T11:23:57.953527 image/jpeg 4702 2025-08-16T11:23:57.910524 image/jpeg 193722 2025-08-16T11:23:57.563551 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