Cholmondeley, Mary (1859–1925)

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Cholmondeley, Mary (1859–1925)

British novelist. Name variations: (pseudonym) Pax. Born June 8, 1859, in Shropshire, England; died July 15, 1925, in London, England; dau. of the Reverend Richard Hugh Cholmondeley and Emily Beaumont Cholmondeley.

Assumed duties of parent upon death of mother; moved with family to London (1896), where she became a celebrity after the success of Red Pottage; writings include The Danvers Jewels (1887), Diana Tempest (1893), Red Pottage (1899), Notwithstanding (1909), Under One Roof: A Family Record (1918) and The Romance of His Life and Other Romances (1921).

See also Percy Lubbock, Mary Cholmondeley: A Sketch from Memory (1928).

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