Project Gutenberg 2006-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 266 Leverson, Ada 1862 1933 Beddington, Ada Esther Love's Shadow Book 1 of The Little Ottleys Produced by Suzanne Shell, Beginners Projects, Virginia Paque, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Love's Shadow" by Ada Leverson is a novel written during the late 19th century, specifically in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the lives and relationships of its central characters, particularly focusing on the affairs of Edith Ottley and her friend Hyacinth Verney in a society marked by social intricacies and romantic entanglements. The beginning of the novel introduces us to Edith and her husband Bruce, who have just settled into a small flat in Knightsbridge. Their breakfast conversation reveals the couple's routine yet strained marriage, with Bruce preoccupied with work and Edith longing for more excitement in her life. After Bruce departs for the office, Edith's thoughts turn toward her friend Hyacinth, whose captivating presence and single status intrigue and concern Edith. We also get glimpses of Hyacinth's vibrant social circle, filled with admirers, and the complexities of her interactions with other characters, including her guardian, Sir Charles Cannon. This opening sets the stage for a rich exploration of love, friendship, and the societal expectations of the period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Man-woman relationships -- Fiction London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 396086 2025-06-04T10:42:30.044878 text/html 395907 2025-01-12T18:00:37.923627 text/html 211818 2025-06-04T10:42:39.137845 application/epub+zip 218134 2025-06-04T10:42:33.132861 application/epub+zip 208726 2025-06-04T10:42:31.797863 application/epub+zip 394684 2025-06-04T10:42:43.875772 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352816 2025-06-04T10:42:38.279831 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317310 2022-09-05T05:22:25.751015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337431 2025-06-04T10:42:29.559893 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 337366 2021-01-02T08:43:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 127229 2021-01-02T08:43:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 337357 2021-01-02T08:43:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 127180 2021-01-02T08:43:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19610 2025-06-04T10:42:44.032769 application/rdf+xml 11234 2025-06-04T10:42:32.367823 image/jpeg 2988 2025-06-04T10:42:32.082814 image/jpeg 209034 2025-06-04T10:42:30.080830 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