The Real Charlotte: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition

The Real Charlotte is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Somerville, E. Oe. (Edith Oenone) (1858–1949); Ross, Martin (1862–1915).

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"The Real Charlotte" by E. Oe. Somerville and Martin Ross is a novel written between 1888 and 1890 and published in 1894. Set in rural County Galway, the story centers on the scheming Charlotte Mullen, her beautiful young cousin Francie Fitzpatrick, and the married Roderick Lambert. Their intertwined lives unfold across three households in a complex web of ambition, desire, and social maneuvering. Critics have called it a masterpiece with Balzacian power, featuring a title character so formidable she becomes an unforgettable force of nature.

Book and edition facts

• Title: The Real Charlotte
• Author credits: Somerville, E. Oe. (Edith Oenone) (1858–1949); Ross, Martin (1862–1915)
• Catalogue language: English

Catalogue subjects

• Cousins -- Fiction
• Domestic fiction
• Ireland -- Fiction
• Land tenure -- Fiction
• Psychological fiction
• Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction
• Women -- Ireland -- Fiction
• Women landowners -- Fiction

Gutenberg collections

• Category: British Literature
• Category: Novels

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