Margaret Oliphant





Margaret Oliphant

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born
April 04, 1828 in Wallyfood, East Lothian, Scotland, The United Kingdom

died
June 25, 1897

gender
female

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Margaret Oliphant Oliphant (née Margaret Oliphant Wilson) was a Scottish novelist and historical writer, who usually wrote as Mrs. Oliphant.

Oliphant, during an often difficult life, wrote more than 120 works, including novels, books of travel and description, histories, and volumes of literary criticism.


Average rating: 3.76 · 434 ratings · 72 reviews · 184 distinct works
Miss Marjoribanks
3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 193 ratings — published 1866 — 23 editions
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Hester
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1883 — 17 editions
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The Rector and the Doctor's...
3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1976 — 11 editions
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The Perpetual Curate
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1864 — 21 editions
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Salem Chapel
3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1863 — 14 editions
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Phoebe Junior
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1876 — 16 editions
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The Library Window
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2004 — 12 editions
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The Mystery of Mrs Blencarr...
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2010
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The Beleagured City: and Ot...
3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1981 — 35 editions
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The Autobiography of Margar...
2.88 of 5 stars 2.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1988 — 3 editions
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“Oh, never mind the fashion. When one has a style of one's own, it is always 20 times better.”
Margaret Oliphant

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