Oliphant
1) Salem Chapel
Love Jane Austen's Emma? If so, you'll relish every page of Margaret Oliphant's Miss Marjoribanks. Part of the author's Carlingford Chronicles, this delightful novel follows the indomitable Lucilla Marjoribanks, who returns to her hometown to take care of her father. She inserts herself into the local social scene with her trademark abundance of confidence, but will her machinations and plans be well received by the townspeople?
Scottish history writer Margaret Oliphant offers up a gripping account of the French martyr (and eventual saint) Joan of Arc, who led large armies to important battlefield victories while only a teenager. This extensively researched and exhaustively detailed narrative is one of the definitive sources of the life of the Maid of Orleans.
Fans of Jane Austen's work will enjoy this witty masterpiece from Scottish writer Margaret Oliphant. Using a classic "fish out of water" theme, Phoebe, Junior is an insightful and sometimes subversive look at class distinctions in the Victorian era. Hailing from a nouveau riche family, young Phoebe's life is turned upside down when she is sent to spend some time with her working-class grandparents in a distant town. Along the way,
...One of Queen Victoria's favorite writers, Margaret Oliphant's novels were often set in her native Scotland. In the popular novel Merkland, a spirited young Scottish woman is laid low by adversity and comes to learn about the value of honoring others' needs before one's own.
Though Scottish-born author Margaret Oliphant dabbled in a remarkable number of literary genres over the course of her career, critics and fans alike agree that some of her most abiding contributions were her tales of fantasy, science fiction, and the supernatural, many of which broke new ground in their time. A Beleaguered City blends elements of fantasy and science fiction, and the end result is an astonishingly compelling read.
11) Cousin Mary
16) The Portrait
The narrator of this story, Philip Canning, has recently returned home from India in broken health. He has only ever known one parent, his kind but very reserved father, as his mother died when he was young. Soon various issues make him aware that his father is behaving oddly.
At this time a lovely painting arrives of his mother, sent by her dying relation - a man whom Philip's father hates. Shortly thereafter, Philip is seized with
18) The Portrait
The narrator of this story, Philip Canning, has recently returned home from India in broken health. He has only ever known one parent, his kind but very reserved father, as his mother died when he was young. Soon various issues make him aware that his father is behaving oddly.
At this time a lovely painting arrives of his mother, sent by her dying relation - a man whom Philip's father hates. Shortly thereafter, Philip is seized with
