Mrs. Oliphant
Mrs Oliphant was among the most professionally capable novelists of the Victorian era, producing an immense body of work from historical fiction to ghost stories to social novels. Her ghost stories, particularly The Library Window, are masterpieces.
Works
- Miss MarjoribanksVictorian novel centered on a woman who orchestrates her social circle and influence
- HesterNovel exploring the struggles and moral conflicts of a woman seeking independence
- The Beleaguered CityNovella depicting a French town invaded and besieged by ghostly spectral forces
- The Library WindowNovella featuring a mysterious woman glimpsed through a library window across time
- A Little PilgrimAllegorical tale of a spiritual journey using pilgrimage as its central metaphor