Welcome to the Essential Novelists book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors. For this book, the literary critic August Nemo has chosen the two most important and meaningful novels of Mary Cholmondeley which are Red Pottage and Moth and Rust. The author was widely read and commented on in her time, often compared to Jane Austen. Those who like novel of manners must know her work. Novels selected for this book: - Red Pottage. - Moth and Rust.This is one of many books in the series Essential Novelists. If you liked this book, look for the other titles in the series, we are sure you will like some of the authors.
Snow is falling and covering the house when she hears the knock at the door. The face that meets her gaze is sunken and hollow, ravaged with pain, and pitiful. His right arm is in a sling under his tattered military cloak. "My husband will never forgive me," she says with a sort of sob, opening the door to give him shelter. She has sworn to let no one in -- for the tax money he collected is hidden beneath the kitchen floorboards. Then in the night she hears the faint scratching -- someone working at the lock of the door, from the outside Yet the haggard refugee is sleeping soundly . . . and who could want to break into such a poor house as this? Novelist Mary Cholmondeley (1859-1925), author of "Red Pottage" and "Diana Tempest, " writes of escaped criminals, desperate thieves, and the mysteries of a seemingly loving family, in "The Lowest Rung and Others.
OFF THE BRIDGE AND INTO THE SEINE A life was in the balance. Twenty-one year old Annette perched on the rail of the Paris bridge, thinking of plunging into the surging, angry Seine River, and ending her misery by ending her life. But then, the eccentric, rich Englishman named Dick Le Geyt happened by and convinced her that life with him was better than drowning. Though he later gives her wedding ring to keep up appearances, he does not marry her. But then Dick Le Geyt, falls very ill and dies, making Annette swear not to try and kill herself. But before he dies, Dick asks her to sign a hasty will that may spell doom to Annette's hopes of future happiness and the love of a man named Roger. When Dick dies, she inherits a true friend, Mrs. Stoddart, who cared for him. But Annette also inherits the threat of awful scandal!
Easthope, an old Tudor mansion, has been kept in the self-respecting Trefusis family since the times of Henry the Seventh. Now the estate is receiving a visit from a young woman, Janet Black, of remarkable beauty -- so remarkable, in fact, that a portrait of her to be painted in a few years' time will stun the art world. Miss Black might have expected open arms and festive celebration to welcome her to Easthope -- for she is arriving as one who will take on the Trefusis name, and who will oversee Easthope alongside the young man now mainly known as "the Squire," George Trefusis. Yet Mrs. Trefusis, the Squire's mother, is disturbed at her son's choice. Janet is striking, but without breeding. Uncouth, clumsy, and ignorant: what is to be done with such a girl so utterly common? And what, for that matter, is to be done with such a son as George, who falls so easily and so completely for such empty beauty? Novelist Mary Cholmondeley (1859-1925) established her place in English letters at the turn of the last century with her wittily satiric novels of middle-class life.
Mary Cholmondeley, a super late 19th and early 20th-century British author, wrote "The Danvers Jewels" and "Sir Charles Danvers." Both works discover the complexities of own family relationships, societal expectancies, and the consequences of private selections. In "The Danvers Jewels," the narrative revolves across the wealthy Danvers circle of relatives and the titular jewels, an heirloom with a tumultuous records. As family individuals vie for possession of the jewels, the unconventional unfolds as a social drama, delving into subject matters of inheritance, greed, and the impact of fabric wealth on familial bonds. "Sir Charles Danvers" explores the existence of the titular man or woman, a member of the Danvers own family. The tale delves into Sir Charles's non-public struggles, relationships, and the demanding situations he faces in adhering to societal expectations. The narrative is characterised by using Cholmondeley's keen observations of human behavior, supplying a nuanced exploration of the limitations and pressures faced through people inside the inflexible social systems of the time. Both works showcase Cholmondeley's talent in portraying the intricacies of Victorian and Edwardian society, supplying readers a window into the ethical and social dilemmas of the era. With an eager eye for element and a nuanced information of human psychology, Mary Cholmondeley's novels stand as insightful commentaries at the social dynamics and ethical complexities of the time.
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THE DANVERS JEWELS ""Look here, Middleton," the old man went on; "I am dying, and I know it. "I'm watched I know I'm watched " he said in a whisper, his pale eyes turning slowly in their sockets. "I shall be killed for them if I keep them much longer, and I won't be hurried into my grave. I'll take my own time."" "Sir John turned the bag inside out upon the table." "Such jewels I had never seen. They fell like cut flame upon the marble table -- green and red and burning white. A large diamond rolled and fell upon the floor. I picked it up and put it back among the confused blaze of precious stones, too much astonished for a moment to speak." THE DANVERS JEWELS Middleton's charge? To deliver this precious bag of jewels from India to a man named Ralph Danvers. But the very next day Sir John was horribly murdered Would Middleton be able to deliver the bag to its destination safely? What were their dark secret? Here, in a classic late Victorian novel of mystery and suspense lies a surprising -- and delicious answer THE DANVERS NOVELS In the engrossing classic "The Danvers Jewel" and its exquisite sequel, "Sir Charles Danvers, " Mary Cholmondeley, an early champion of the Woman's Movement, delivers a double dose of the kind of drawing room suspense entertainment that surely influenced the immortal Agatha Christie and Ngaio Marsh.
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