02562cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324500380014426400510018230000470023333600260028033700260030633800360033250000310036850800910039952015240049053400450201465300270205965300660208665300240215285600430217699900170221911163UtSlPG20260610133251.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aMacaulay, Rose,d1881-195810aPotterism: A Tragi-Farcical Tract 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-02-01  aProduced by Audrey Longhurst, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"Potterism: A Tragi-Farcical Tract" by Rose Macaulay is a satirical novel written during the early 20th century. The book follows the lives of twins Johnny and Jane Potter as they navigate post-Oxford life amidst the conflicting influences of their parents, particularly their mother, Leila Yorke, a novelist, and their father, a newspaper press owner. The siblings harbor ambitions for literary careers, yet they are determined to critique and distance themselves from what they perceive as the mediocrity epitomized by "Potterism," a term used to denote their family's legacy in literature and journalism.  At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to the Potters, who have just completed their university education. The twins' backgrounds reveal their mixed feelings toward their parents' work; they grapple with notions of duty, ambition, and societal expectations. Their mother expresses a desire to write an Oxford novel, which the twins spontaneously reject, showcasing the generational differences in their creative pursuits. As the twins return home and discuss their futures, the themes of ambition, family dynamics, and societal critique are woven throughout, setting the stage for exploration of the concept of Potterism as they react to the broader social changes of their time. Jane, in particular, is depicted with a strong desire to forge her own identity, pushing against the constraints of her upbringing and the expected roles of women in society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aJournalists -- Fiction  aEngland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction  aFamilies -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11163  c52610d52610