Red Pottage
Fiction

Red Pottage

by Mary Cholmondeley

"Red Pottage" by Mary Cholmondeley is a novel published in 1899. The story follows two friends navigating Victorian society's constraints: Rachel, a wealthy heiress who falls for a man with a hidden past, and Hester, a novelist whose writing ambitions clash with her clergyman brother's rigid disapproval. Their intertwined stories explore forbidden love, artistic suppression, and the consequences of secrets. The novel sparked scandal upon publication for its frank treatment of adultery, women's independence, and satirical portrayal of the clergy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. Originally issued 2005-02-02. Transcribed by Produced by Rick Niles, Charlie Kirschner and the Online DistributedProofreading Team.. This work is in the public domain in the United States. Sourced from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14885).
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Red Pottage

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