Tetherstones

Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May), 1881-1939Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 564K words
Chapters: 57

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Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Tetherstones by Ethel M. DellAuthor: Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May), 1881-1939,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Apr 1, 2019

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Tetherstones is a work by the British author Ethel M. Dell (1881–1939), classified under British Literature and digitized and released by Project Gutenberg in 2019. Its primary value lies in the accessibility of a public-domain ebook: readers can obtain this English novel free of charge and use it to gain a sense of early twentieth-century British popular fiction. The author lived from 1881 to 1939, a date range that signals the work carries the language and narrative habits of its era; readers may note the social attitudes and modes of expression within it. The information provides no plot, evaluation, or sales figures, so the content should not be over-interpreted. The book is suitable as extensive reading material in English literature, or as supplementary reading for those interested in British popular fiction; for in-depth research, academic introductions and edition information should be sought separately.

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Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May), 1881-1939 Author

Ethel M. Dell (1881–1939) was an early twentieth-century British writer of popular fiction, known for romance and adventure stories with eventful plots. Her novels often place love entanglements against exotic or wild settings, with characters moving the narrative forward through misunderstandings, danger and emotional trials; the pace is brisk, with the dramatic quality typical of popular reading of the period. Sixteen of her works are held in this collection, including The Way of an Eagle, The Knave of Diamonds, The Obstacle Race, The Lamp in the Desert, Charles Rex and the short-story collection Rosa Mundi and Other Stories, showing that she wrote mainly novels and also some shorter fiction. Public information about the details of her life is limited, and this entry makes no inferences about them; readers may learn about her thematic interests and narrative style through the works listed above.