Potterism

Potterism is a novel written by Rose Macaulay, first published in 1920. It is a satirical take on the sensationalist press and its impact on British society in the aftermath of World War I. The story revolves around the Potter family, who own a newspaper called The Daily Record. The paper is known for its sensational headlines and lurid stories, which often distort the truth and manipulate public opinion for political gain. The protagonist of the novel is a young journalist named Gideon, who is hired by The Daily Record and becomes increasingly disillusioned with the paper's unethical practices. Along the way, he falls in love with the daughter of the Potter family, and the two of them struggle to navigate the conflicting values of their respective worlds. The novel is a biting critique of the media's power to shape public opinion and the corrupting influence of money and politics on journalism. It is also a love story and a coming-of-age tale, exploring the themes of personal integrity, social responsibility, and the search for meaning in a world that seems to have lost its moral compass.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.