Red Pottage (1899) is novel by Mary Cholmondeley. Partly based on
her experience as an artist from a devoutly religious family, Red
Pottage is a story of friendship, romance, and identity that faced
backlash from critics for its controversial portrayal of female
sexuality. Satirical and deeply observant of the hypocrisies of
Victorian society, Red Pottage was an international bestseller in
its time and was adapted into a 1918 silent film starring Mary
Dibley, C. Aubrey Smith, and Gerald Ames. "It was a hot night in
June. Hugh had thrown back his overcoat, and the throng of
passers-by in the street could see, if they cared to see, 'the
glass of fashion' in the shape of white waistcoat and shirt front,
surmounted by the handsome, irritated face of their owner, leaning
back with his hat tilted over his eyes." Handsome and magnanimous,
Hugh Scarlett has never had a hard time with romance. Having
recently ended an affair with a local aristocrat, he has caught the
eye of Rachel West, a young heiress who seems unaware of his
reputation as a womanizer. Rachel, both naive and strong-willed,
shares everything with her friend Hester Gresley, a pastor's
daughter who longs to make it as a professional writer. As she
struggles to overcome the animosity of her brother, a
self-righteous minister, Hester looks to Rachel for guidance. Funny
and tragic, Red Pottage is a timeless story of friendship that
explores the lives of women in a world controlled by men. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Mary Cholmondeley's Red Pottage is a classic work
of British literature reimagined for modern readers.
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