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Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
1828–1897
A remarkably prolific Scottish writer, Mrs. Oliphant moved easily between domestic novels, history, biography, literary criticism, and supernatural fiction. Her sharp portraits of everyday life helped make works such as Miss Marjoribanks and the Carlingford novels enduring favorites.
142 Audiobooks
The Land of Darkness Along with Some Further Chapters in the Experiences of the Little Pilgrim
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Rector
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Perpetual Curate
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Harry Muir : A story of Scottish life, vol. 1 (of 3)
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Sons and Daughters
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
At His Gates: A Novel. Vol. 3 (of 3)
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Who Was Lost and Is Found: A Novel
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Marriage of Elinor
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Oliver's Bride; A true Story
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Wizard's Son, Vol. 3 (of 3)
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Lady Car: The Sequel of a Life
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Open Door, and the Portrait. Stories of the Seen and the Unseen.
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
At His Gates: A Novel. Vol. 2 (of 3)
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life, Volume 2 (of 3)
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Kirsteen: The Story of a Scotch Family Seventy Years Ago
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Executor Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine vol. LXXXIX
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Historical Characters in the Reign of Queen Anne
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
He that will not when he may; vol. III
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign: A Book of Appreciations
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant, Mrs. Alexander, E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn) Linton, Edna Lyall, Katharine S. (Katharine Sarah) Macquoid, Emma Marshall, Louisa Parr, Adeline Sergeant, Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge
The Ladies Lindores, Vol. 2 (of 3)
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Sorceress, v. 3 of 3
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Ombra
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
A House Divided Against Itself; vol. 3 of 3
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Sir Tom
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Madonna Mary
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Innocent : a tale of modern life
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
John, A Love Story; vol. 2 of 2
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Diana Trelawny
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Miss Marjoribanks
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Jeanne D'Arc: Her Life And Death
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Phoebe, Junior
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Wizard's Son, Vol. 1 (of 3)
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Harry Muir : A story of Scottish life, vol. 2 (of 3)
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Merkland; or, Self Sacrifice
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Story of a Governess
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
A House in Bloomsbury
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Ways of Life: Two Stories
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The House on the Moor, v. 3/3
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Sir Robert's Fortune: A Novel
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Effie Ogilvie: the story of a young life (Complete)
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
A House Divided Against Itself (Complete)
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Heir Presumptive and the Heir Apparent
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Joyce
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
A Beleaguered City Being a Narrative of Certain Recent Events in the City of Semur, in the Department of the Haute Bourgogne. A Story of the Seen and the Unseen
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Squire Arden; volume 3 of 3
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Carità
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Harry Muir : A story of Scottish life, vol. 3 (of 3)
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life, Volume 3 (of 3)
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
It was a Lover and His Lass
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
At His Gates: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3)
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
A son of the soil
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Three Brothers; Complete
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Old Mr. Tredgold
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Primrose Path: A Chapter in the Annals of the Kingdom of Fife
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Mrs. Arthur; vol. 2 of 3
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
A Widow's Tale, and Other Stories
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Old Lady Mary: A Story of the Seen and the Unseen
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
A Little Pilgrim: Stories of the Seen and the Unseen
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Wizard's Son, Vol. 2 (of 3)
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
A Little Pilgrim in the Unseen
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Ladies Lindores, Vol. 1 (of 3)
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Salem Chapel, v. 2/2
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Laird of Norlaw; A Scottish Story
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Neighbours on the Green
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Little Pilgrim: Further Experiences. Stories of the Seen and the Unseen.
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Heart and Cross
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Greatest Heiress in England
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Athelings; or, the Three Gifts. Complete
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Madam: A Novel
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
A Country Gentleman and His Family
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Cuckoo in the Nest, v. 2/2
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Brownlows: A Novel
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Son of His Father; vol. 2/3
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The House on the Moor, v. 1/3
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Last of the Mortimers: A Story in Two Voices
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Whiteladies
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
A Rose in June
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Three Brothers; vol. 1/3
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
May; vol. I
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Son of His Father; vol. 3/3
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Duke's Daughter; and, The Fugitives; vol. 3/3
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Salem Chapel, v. 1/2
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Lady's Walk
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Railway Man and His Children
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
May; vol. II
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life, Volume 1 (of 3)
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Marriage of Elinor
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Unjust Steward; or, The Minister's Debt
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Minister's Wife
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Mrs. Arthur; vol. 1 of 3
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Athelings; or, the Three Gifts. Vol. 3/3
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Harry Joscelyn; vol. 1 of 3
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Story of Valentine and His Brother
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Mystery of Mrs. Blencarrow
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Three Brothers; vol. 2/3
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Effie Ogilvie: the story of a young life; vol. 1
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
Royal Edinburgh: Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Sorceress (complete)
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The Athelings; or, the Three Gifts. Vol. 1/3
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
A Poor Gentleman
by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
About the author
Born Margaret Oliphant Wilson in Wallyford, near Edinburgh, in 1828, she became known as Mrs. Oliphant after marrying her cousin, the stained-glass artist Francis Wilson Oliphant, in 1852. After his death in 1859, she supported her family largely through her writing and built an exceptionally wide-ranging career.
Oliphant published more than one hundred books, including novels, short stories, biographies, histories, and works of literary criticism. Her fiction is celebrated for its lively social observation, especially in the Carlingford series, while her tales of the supernatural reveal a darker and more haunting side of her imagination.
She continued writing through personal loss and financial difficulty, producing notable works such as Salem Chapel, The Perpetual Curate, Miss Marjoribanks, Hester, and Kirsteen. She died in 1897, leaving behind one of the most substantial literary legacies of the Victorian era.