Mary Cholmondeley: 37 books

Mary Cholmondeley (8 June 1859 – 15 July 1925) was an English novelist. Her best-selling novel is  Red Pottage : in this work the writer narrates the love affair and the social and cultural context of the British countryside.

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. 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…

Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Moth and Rust - Together with Geoffrey's Wife and The Pitfall. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this...

The Danvers Jewels , by Mary Cholmondeley. This novel, first published anonymously, was so cleverly told that it excited much interest in the unknown author. In ‘The Danvers Jewels’ Colonel Middleton relates the adventures of a bag of priceless jewels, which he is commissioned to carry from India to England, to Sir John Danvers’s heir, Ralph Danvers…

Twenty ghostly tales from the supernatural masters of the Victorian age. Wimbourne Books presents the sixth in a series of rare or out-of-print ghost stories from Victorian authors. With an introduction by author Alastair Gunn, Volume 6 in the series spans the years 1854 to 1901 and includes stories...

This double feature of two novels from English writer Mary Cholmondeley is an entertaining read. The Danvers Jewels, which was Cholmondeley's first published novel, is a humorous tale about a daring jewel heist. The second novel, Sir Charles Danvers, delves into the love life of one of the family members whose jewels were stolen in the first novel.

“Annette leaned against the low parapet and looked steadfastly at the water, so steadfastly that all the brilliant, newly-washed, tree-besprinkled city of Paris, lying spread before her, cleft by the wide river with its many bridges, was invisible to her. She saw nothing but the Seine, so tranquil...

Mary Cholmondeley's versatile literary talent is highlighted in this diverse collection of tales. The title story, "The Lowest Rung," is a gripping tale of addiction related by a homeless woman whose once-comfortable lifestyle has been rent asunder by her unshakable craving for morphine.

This volume brings together a novella and several short stories from Mary Cholmondeley, an English writer who worked in many genres, including detective fiction, romance, and stories of the supernatural. The title novella, Moth and Rust, follows the drama surrounding a well-to-do young man's selection...

Published in 1897, A Devotee is a novel by Mary Cholmondeley, which features the character of Rev. Gresley, who would also appear in her most famous novel, Red Pottage.

This smarter-than-average romance novel offers a piquant twist on the standard boy-meets-girl formula, perhaps because author Mary Cholmondeley had resigned herself to the fate of old maid by the age of eighteen, believing that she had neither the looks nor the charm to ensnare a husband. Although Notwithstanding...

A Devotee was published in 1897 by Mary Cholmondeley. AUTHOR OF 'DIANA TEMPEST,' 'SIR CHARLES DANVERS,' AND 'THE DANVERS JEWELS'. She was an English novelist. This book has 14 chapters

Fans of nineteenth-century novels should flock to Mary Cholmondeley's Red Pottage. This novel takes an unflinching look at the social conventions and strictures that dictated so many women's life trajectories in the era -- often with less-than-ideal outcomes for everyone involved. Following the lives...

THE cathedral was crammed. The tall slender arches seemed to spring out of a vast sea of human heads. The orchestra and chorus had gradually merged into one person: one shout of praise, one voice of prayer, one wail of terror. The Elijah was in mid-career, sailing like a man-of-war upon the rushing...