Project Gutenberg 2024-10-25 Public domain in the USA. 119 Delafield, E. M. 1890 1943 De La Pasture, Edmée Elizabeth Monica Dashwood, Elizabeth M. 20017523 Tension $aNew York :$bThe MacMillan Company, $c1920. Emmanuel Ackerman, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Tension" by E. M. Delafield is a novel written in the early 20th century." The story introduces a variety of characters, including Aunt Iris, who has written a provocative book titled "Why, Ben! A Story of the Sexes," and her unwitting young niece, Ruthie, who announces this news to Lady Rossiter and Sir Julian Rossiter during breakfast. The narrative alludes to family dynamics, societal expectations, and the way personal interests clash within a seemingly genteel community. "The opening of "Tension" sets a lively and chaotic scene at the Rossiter household, as young Ruthie eagerly shares the news of her aunt's book, bringing about varying reactions of shock and disbelief from the adults." As the children, Ruthie and her brother Ambrose, display their excitement about Aunt Iris's literary endeavor, their behaviors invite both humor and exasperation from Sir Julian and Lady Rossiter. The mention of Aunt Iris's book not only serves as a catalyst for the conversation but also hints at underlying themes of gender dynamics and the expectations placed upon women of the era, particularly through the scandalous title and subject matter of the book itself. This lively introduction promises a narrative that will explore tension—not just in relationships but in societal norms and personal aspirations as well. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/tensiont00delarich 20210307223933delafield 1920 US Reading ease score: 72.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction PR Text 448516 2025-06-29T11:31:10.982404 text/html 423674 2024-11-04T11:34:30 text/html 342518 2025-06-29T11:31:17.194403 application/epub+zip 342166 2025-06-29T11:31:11.922383 application/epub+zip 271844 2025-06-29T11:31:11.430412 application/epub+zip 410258 2025-06-29T11:31:21.121342 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386184 2025-06-29T11:31:16.810400 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419759 2025-06-29T11:31:09.624407 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 399914 2024-11-04T11:34:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15991 2025-06-29T11:31:21.260334 application/rdf+xml 5425 2025-06-29T11:31:11.608414 image/jpeg 1186 2025-06-29T11:31:11.517404 image/jpeg 272556 2025-06-29T11:31:11.019397 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