Mrs Oliphant Oliphant: 80 books

Book cover of The House on the Moor Vol.I-III
by Mrs Oliphant
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2018

17-year-old Susan and her brother 22-year-old Horace live a lonely life on Lanmoth Moor in Cumbria. Their mother died long ago, and their father Mr Scarsdale is a bitter, controlling recluse who shows them no love. Susan retains her sweet nature, but Horace bears bitterness and hatred towards everyone...
Book cover of Sir Tom
by Mrs Oliphant
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2018

Lucy Trevor, now Lady Randolph, and her husband Sir Tom are very happy together - made even more so by the birth of their little boy. When Lucy's younger brother Jock comes for a long visit, he reminds her of their father's requirements that she give away half her fortune - an idea that is not appreciated...
Book cover of Two Strangers
by Mrs Oliphant
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2018

Excerpt: "And who is this young widow of yours whom I hear so much about? I understand Lucy’s rapture over any stranger; but you, too, mother—” “I too—well, there is no particular witchcraft about it; a nice young woman has as much chance with me as with any one, Ralph—” “Oh, if it’s...
Book cover of Lady William
by Mrs Oliphant
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2018

Excerpt: "The village of Watcham is not a village in the ordinary sense of the word, and yet it is a very pretty place, with a charming picturesque aspect, and of which people say, ‘What a pretty village!’ when they come upon its little landing-place on the riverside, or drive through its old-fashioned...
Book cover of Madam A Novel
by Mrs Oliphant
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2018

Excerpt: "A large drawing-room in a country-house, in the perfect warmth, stillness, and good order of after-dinner, awaiting the ladies coming in; the fire perfection, reflecting itself in all the polished brass and steel and tiles of the fireplace; the atmosphere just touched with the scent of the...
Book cover of The Marriage of Elinor
by Mrs Oliphant
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2018

Elinor Dennis is engaged to the Honorable Phil Compton or, as her second cousin John Tatham thinks of him, "the dis-honourable Phil Compton." Elinor has been told of Compton's reputation, but in her naïveté she cannot see the truth, even when he persuades her to provide him with an alibi for a time...
Book cover of A Widow's Tale and Other Stories
by Mrs. Margaret Oliphant
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014

A Widow's Tale and Other Stories These things were being turned over in her mind by Miss Bampton, while she sat looking out upon the lawn where everything looked so fresh and cool under the trees. She was busy with her usual knitting, but this did not in any way interfere with the acuteness...
Book cover of Salem Chapel (Complete)
by Mrs. Oliphant
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015

TOWARDS the west end of Grove Street, in Carlingford, on the shabby side of the street, stood a red brick building, presenting a pinched gable terminated by a curious little belfry, not intended for any bell, and looking not unlike a handle to lift up the edifice by to the public observation. This was...
Book cover of Hester A Story of Contemporary Life Volume I-III
by Mrs Oliphant
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2018

Excerpt: "The Banking House of the Vernons was known through all the Home Counties as only second to the Bank of England in stability and strength. That is to say, the people who knew about such matters, the business people, the professional classes, and those who considered themselves to be acquainted...
Book cover of Old Lady Mary A Story of the Seen and the Unseen
by Mrs Oliphant
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2018

Excerpt: "She was very old, and therefore it was very hard for her to make up her mind to die. I am aware that this is not at all the general view, but that it is believed, as old age must be near death, that it prepares the soul for that inevitable event. It is not so, however, in many cases. In...
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