Love's Shadow

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Humorous Fiction

Authors: Ada Leverson In Year : 1908

Book Language: English

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Chapter 1: Hyacinth
Chapter 2: The Anxieties of Sir Charles
Chapter 3: Anne Yeo
Chapter 4: The Sound Sense of Lady Cannon
Chapter 5: A Proposal
Chapter 6: The Little Ottleys
Chapter 7: Hyacinth's Little Dinner
Chapter 8: Lord Selsey
Chapter 9: The Peculiarities of Raggett
Chapter 10: A Musical Afternoon
Chapter 11: The Troubles of the Ottleys
Chapter 12: At the National Gallery
Chapter 13: More of the Little Ottleys
Chapter 14: Lady Cannon's Visit
Chapter 15: Raggett in Love
Chapter 16: Archie
Chapter 17: Bruce's Play
Chapter 18: Hyacinth Waits
Chapter 19: Eugenia
Chapter 20: Bruce Has Influenza
Chapter 21: Engaged
Chapter 22: The Strange Behaviour of Anne
Chapter 23: Bruce Convalescent
Chapter 24: The Wedding
Chapter 25: Accounts
Chapter 26: Confidences
Chapter 27: Miss Wrenner
Chapter 28: Anne Returns
Chapter 29: The Ingratitude of Mitchell
Chapter 30: Mitchell Behaves Decently
Chapter 31: Jane's Sister
Chapter 32: The Drive
Chapter 33: The Quarrel
Chapter 34: Anne and Eugenia
Chapter 35: That Woman
Chapter 36: Raggett's Sense of Humour
Chapter 37: Sir Charles
Chapter 38: Rehearsing
Chapter 39: The Solution

The first in a trilogy of books known together as 'The Little Ottleys', this is a sparkling social comedy set in Edwardian London. Ada Leverson was a great friend and staunch supporter of Oscar Wilde and shared his love for sharp, witty writing. Like Wilde, her work is characterised by a wonderful ear for dialogue and deft characterization. 'Love's Shadow' introduces us to Bruce and Edith Ottley and their friends, who are to all appearances living the bright and carefree lives of the well-to-do. But there are cracks appearing in the facade. Bruce is staggeringly self-obsessed, a hypochondriac and a spendthrift, and Edith must learn to manage her stubborn, exasperating husband. Meanwhile their friends attempt to navigate the rocky rapids of love and marriage with varying degrees of success, and keep us thoroughly entertained along the way. ( Helen Taylor)