The Seething Pot
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The Seething Pot is a roman à clef
written by George A. Birmingham
which negatively portrays various individuals and organizations of County Mayo
. It was first published in 1905. The novel has been called an "excellent stud[y] of life in the west."
Roman à clef
Roman à clef or roman à clé , French for "novel with a key", is a phrase used to describe a novel about real life, overlaid with a façade of fiction. The fictitious names in the novel represent real people, and the "key" is the relationship between the nonfiction and the fiction...
written by George A. Birmingham
George A. Birmingham
George A. Birmingham was the pen name of James Owen Hannay , Irish clergyman and prolific novelist.-Life and career:...
which negatively portrays various individuals and organizations of County Mayo
County Mayo
County Mayo is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Mayo, which is now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 130,552...
. It was first published in 1905. The novel has been called an "excellent stud[y] of life in the west."