Project Gutenberg 2019-04-04 Public domain in the USA. 117 Yates, Edmund 1831 1894 Yates, Edmund Hodgson Yates, E. (Edmund) Broken to Harness: A Story of English Domestic Life Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by Google Books "Broken to Harness: A Story of English Domestic Life" by Edmund Yates is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around characters embedded in the tapestry of English society, depicting their interactions and the various social dynamics at play. The opening introduces Frank Churchill, a literary contributor, and sets the stage for his upcoming holiday at his godfather's countryside estate, while hinting at potential romantic entanglements. At the start of the narrative, we find Mr. Churchill immersed in his work at the "Statesman" office where he is greeted by his colleague, Mr. Harding. Their conversation touches on Churchill's recent work and his single status, with hints of pressure to marry. As Churchill prepares for his countryside excursion, he reflects humorously on marriage and the societal pressures associated with it. The introduction of various characters, including his mother and Mr. Beresford, foreshadows the complex relationships and entanglements that will unfold throughout the novel as characters grapple with societal expectations and personal desires. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en England -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 954970 2025-06-23T13:48:03.686506 text/html 964967 2019-04-04T14:31:24 text/html 467132 2025-06-23T13:48:17.595470 application/epub+zip 485339 2025-06-23T13:48:07.985464 application/epub+zip 460497 2025-06-23T13:48:06.278499 application/epub+zip 802407 2025-06-23T13:48:24.887400 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 768003 2025-06-23T13:48:16.509433 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 708391 2022-09-26T21:26:53.332884 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 918114 2025-06-23T13:48:01.683562 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 917944 2019-04-04T14:31:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18521 2025-06-23T13:48:25.033375 application/rdf+xml 16286 2025-06-23T13:48:06.872493 image/jpeg 3708 2025-06-23T13:48:06.579467 image/jpeg 365042 2019-04-04T14:31:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 370539 2019-04-04T14:31:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 454823 2025-06-23T13:48:03.768487 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