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A good fit for
- Literary readers interested in late Victorian British fiction
- Students and researchers studying late nineteenth-century women writers
- Learners who wish to practice reading original English texts with short works
- Readers who enjoy rural and family themes and gently paced narratives
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- Readers who prefer strong plots and fast-paced stories
- Beginner English readers who need detailed annotations and introductions
- Academic readers expecting in-depth analysis of the author's life and works
Reading tips
- Read the first two chapters first to judge whether the narrative pace suits your taste before deciding to read through.
- Keep pen and paper to note character relationships and scene shifts, helping you follow the restrained narrative threads.
- Read in comparison with short works by other late Victorian women writers to observe similarities and differences in subject matter.
- When reading the original English, read through paragraphs before looking up words to avoid frequently interrupting your feel for the language.
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About the author
Mary Cholmondeley (1859–1925) was a British novelist, born in 1859 at Hodnet in Shropshire, the daughter of a country clergyman. Because she cared for her ailing mother and suffered from asthma herself, she lived mostly at home until the age of thirty, and this rural experience later fed into her writing. In 1899 her satirical novel Red Pottage became a bestseller in Britain and the United States, mocking religious hypocrisy and the narrowness of country life and establishing her reputation. Her other major works include The Danvers Jewels, Diana Tempest, The Prisoner, and The Lowest Rung; eleven of her works are held in this collection. She never married and died in London in 1925. Public information is limited and many details of her life remain uncertain, yet her cool-eyed observation of late Victorian social manners retains scholarly value.
