{"product_id":"book-izg9","title":"Somerville and Ross: The Real Charlotte, The Silver Fox \u0026 The Experiences of an Irish RM","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBBC productions of the best-known works of Somerville and Ross, plus a docudrama about their remarkable literary partnership\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdith Œnone Somerville and 'Martin Ross' (the pen name of Violet Florence Martin) were cousins, born into the Irish landed gentry in the mid-19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century. They began writing books together as a joke, but quickly developed into serious artists, producing several works now recognised as classics such as \u003ci\u003eThe Real Charlotte\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSome Experiences of an Irish RM\u003c\/i\u003e. This collection includes both those titles, alongside \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Fox\u003c\/i\u003e, described as their 'miniature masterpiece', and a fascinating biographical drama telling the story of their writing partnership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Real Charlotte\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003eReluctantly obliged to look after her penniless young cousin, respectable spinster Charlotte Mullen decides to marry her off to a rich man as soon as possible. But Francie is both beautiful and wilful, and Charlotte soon finds her carefully laid plans going terribly awry… \u003cb\u003eSorcha Cusack, Elaine Symons\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eLorcan Cranitch\u003c\/b\u003e star in this satire of genteel 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e-century Irish society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Silver Fox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Captain French, recently returned from India, has reopened his ancestral pile in west Cork. But his restless new wife and a strangely elusive silver fox hint at troubled times ahead. \u003cb\u003eJohn Dougall\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eGillian Kearney\u003c\/b\u003e star in this dark, politically astute tale of hunting, friendship, love and the national battle for freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Experiences of an Irish RM\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - When the affable, if somewhat dim, ex-British Army officer Major Sinclair Yeates is appointed Resident Magistrate in west Cork, he finds himself among a people who seem dedicated to thwarting him. As the years go by, he gradually becomes accustomed to their eccentricities - with the notable exception of his nemesis, Flurry Knox… \u003cb\u003eAlex Jennings\u003c\/b\u003e stars in this adaptation of Somerville and Ross's comic novels set in rural Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSomerville and Ross\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Written and narrated by \u003cb\u003eDenys Hawthorne\u003c\/b\u003e, this captivating tale explores the lives and fiction of the remarkable literary duo, whose works chronicled the twilight world of the Anglo-Irish ascendancy - a world of hunting, tennis parties, amateur theatricals and decaying country houses. \u003cb\u003eEithne Dunne\u003c\/b\u003e stars as Somerville, with \u003cb\u003eKate Binchy\u003c\/b\u003e as Ross.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published 1894 (\u003ci\u003eThe Real Charlotte\u003c\/i\u003e), 1897 (\u003ci\u003eThe Silver Fox\u003c\/i\u003e), 1899 (\u003ci\u003eSome Experiences of an Irish RM\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49350741590320,"sku":"BDizg9","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/izg9-Square-cover.jpg?v=1777332031","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-izg9","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}