Potterism

Potterism is a novel written by Rose Macaulay that was first published in 1920. The book is a satirical take on the media, politics, and society in the aftermath of the First World War. The story revolves around a journalist named James Ormerod, who becomes embroiled in a scandal when he writes an article criticizing the famous writer, Gideon Pike, for his views on women’s rights. The article sparks a nationwide debate about the role of women in society, and Ormerod becomes a celebrity overnight. However, he soon realizes that his newfound fame comes at a cost, as he is forced to navigate the murky waters of politics and deal with the consequences of his words. Alongside Ormerod’s story, the novel also explores the lives of various other characters, including Pike himself, and the Potter family, who own the newspaper where Ormerod works. Through these characters, Macaulay presents a scathing critique of the media, politics, and society, highlighting the ways in which they can be manipulated and corrupted by those in power. The book is a witty and insightful commentary on the issues of its time, and its themes remain relevant to this day.1920. English novelist Macaulay�������s early novels were noted for their wit, urbanity and mild satire. Potterism begins: Johnny and Jane Potter, being twins, went through Oxford together. Johnny came up from Rugby and Jane from Roedean. Johnny was at Balliol and Jane at Somerville. Both, having ambitions for literary careers, took the Honours School of English Language and Literature. They were ordinary enough young people; clever without being brilliant, nice-looking without being handsome, active without being athletic, keen without being earnest, popular without being leaders, openhanded without being generous, as revolutionary, as selfish, and as intellectually snobbish as was proper to their years, and inclined to be jealous one of the other, but linked together by common tastes and by a deep and bitter distaste for their father�������s newspapers, which were many, and for their mother�������s novels, which were more. These were, indeed, not fit for perusal at Somerville and Balliol. The danger had been that Somerville and Balliol, till they knew you well, should not know you knew it. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.