Project Gutenberg 2019-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 154 Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May) 1881 1939 Dell, Ethel May Savage, Ethel Mary Dell Tetherstones Produced by Marcia Brooks, Al Haines, Alex White & the online Project Gutenberg team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "Tetherstones" by Ethel M. Dell is a novel written in the early 20th century. This work delves into themes of love, sacrifice, and personal struggle, centering around the character of Frances Thorold, who finds herself caught between her responsibilities as a secretary for a domineering Bishop and her yearning for a more fulfilling life. The story hints at a romantic entanglement with Montague Rotherby, a man who awakens emotions in her that she has long repressed. At the start of the novel, Frances is introduced as the Bishop's overworked secretary, feeling insignificant amidst the grandeur of her surroundings. We witness her exhausting routine and the toll it takes on her spirit, particularly in her interactions with the Bishop, who epitomizes the authoritarian figure in her life. The opening scenes establish the tension between her duty and her desires, culminating in a chance conversation with Rotherby that hints at a connection between them. This delicate balance of longing and duty unfolds as Frances grapples with both her ambition and the constraints imposed upon her, setting the stage for deeper conflict and emotional exploration in her journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Love stories Romance fiction PR Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 703912 2025-06-23T13:39:56.744274 text/html 705543 2019-03-31T19:08:46 text/html 393494 2025-06-23T13:40:05.842244 application/epub+zip 403131 2025-06-23T13:39:58.135312 application/epub+zip 322141 2025-06-23T13:39:57.445318 application/epub+zip 607709 2025-06-23T13:40:12.196248 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 555138 2025-06-23T13:40:05.156242 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 474624 2022-09-26T21:09:02.159988 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 618576 2025-06-23T13:39:54.903309 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 618843 2019-03-31T19:08:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18559 2025-06-23T13:40:12.357260 application/rdf+xml 12541 2025-06-23T13:39:57.569273 image/jpeg 2109 2025-06-23T13:39:57.507292 image/jpeg 224644 2019-03-31T19:08:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 644233 2019-03-31T19:08:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 644645 2025-06-23T13:39:56.805322 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