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The Romance of His Life

Author
Mary Cholmondeley
Read by
Finian Silverwood
Language
English
Length
5 hours 6 minutes
ISBN
9781836102540
Published
13 March 2026
Imprint
Fractal Press
  • romantic entanglements
  • academic life
  • social satire
  • human folly
  • mistaken identity
  • love and deception
  • Victorian society
  • interpersonal relationships
  • pride and vanity
  • humorous fiction

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The Romance of His Life by Mary Cholmondeley is a collection of early 20th-century stories exploring love, vanity, and social misjudgment. The opening tale follows Maitland, a pompous and self-absorbed professor whose misplaced confidence entangles those around him in unexpected romantic complications. Set in an academic world of gossip and youthful speculation, the narrative blends humor with gentle satire to reveal the follies of pride, ambition, and mistaken affection.

Author

Mary Cholmondeley (1859–1925) was English novelist of psychological depth. Born aristocratic, she explored Victorian women's constraints. Her breakthrough, "Red Pottage," depicted repression and greed. She portrayed claustrophobic domestic settings, blending mystery with realism. Unmarried, she channelled observation into fiction. Her work influenced feminist literature.

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