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Red PottageMary Cholmondeley

Red Pottage

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Original author: Mary Cholmondeley

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"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.

Red Pottage, by Mary Cholmondeley. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #14885.

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54 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I1,454 words
  2. 2.Chapter II1,132 words
  3. 3.Chapter III1,573 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV1,271 words
  5. 5.Chapter V3,148 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI3,609 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII2,281 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII754 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX3,044 words
  10. 10.Chapter X2,755 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI2,603 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII1,908 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII2,204 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV1,686 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV2,139 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI1,508 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVII2,357 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVIII4,124 words
  19. 19.Chapter XIX1,171 words
  20. 20.Chapter XX2,401 words
  21. 21.Chapter XXI1,171 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXII2,671 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXIII1,835 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIV2,742 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXV2,668 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXVI2,393 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXVII1,482 words
  1. 28.Chapter XXVIII1,360 words
  2. 29.Chapter XXIX998 words
  3. 30.Chapter XXX: "A fool's mouth is his destruction."2,864 words
  4. 31.Chapter XXXI2,114 words
  5. 32.Chapter XXXII1,221 words
  6. 33.Chapter XXXIII1,557 words
  7. 34.Chapter XXXIV2,478 words
  8. 35.Chapter XXXV772 words
  9. 36.Chapter XXXVI701 words
  10. 37.Chapter XXXVII2,369 words
  11. 38.Chapter XXXVIII1,902 words
  12. 39.Chapter XXXIX2,845 words
  13. 40.Chapter XL2,590 words
  14. 41.Chapter XLI2,692 words
  15. 42.Chapter XLII: "Is it well with the child?"3,056 words
  16. 43.Chapter XLIII3,289 words
  17. 44.Chapter XLIV2,386 words
  18. 45.Chapter XLV2,536 words
  19. 46.Chapter XLVI2,872 words
  20. 47.Chapter XLVII2,438 words
  21. 48.Chapter XLVIII2,097 words
  22. 49.Chapter XLIX1,076 words
  23. 50.Chapter L2,025 words
  24. 51.Chapter LI2,620 words
  25. 52.Chapter LII1,799 words
  26. 53.Chapter LIII1,818 words
  27. 54.Conclusion1,000 words