Margaret O. Oliphant

One of the so-called "Chronicles of Carlingford", of which there were two short stories and five novels written from 1861 to 1876 …

Two stories "of the seen and unseen" with mysterious occurrences by Margaret O. Oliphant, originally published in 1881. (Summary b…

This is a collection of short mystery stories, written in very different styles by eight different authors. - Summary by Carolin

The location is the English Lake District and the characters very ordinary people. Mrs. Blencarrow is a widow with five children and control…

Catherine Vernon has a firm hand on her family and on the family business. Her plans for her young protege Edward, whom she loves like a son…

The story of Jeanne d'Arc, or Joan of Arc , has passed into folklore and has been retold by many. The young teenager was sent by an as-yet u…

"A house divided against itself cannot stand." So said Abraham Lincoln in 1858. Here we have the irascible Mr. Waring, an elderly …

Betrothed to one woman but married to another whose heart will be broken. Summary by Michele Eaton

Catherine Vernon has a firm hand on her family and on the family business. Her plans for her young protege Edward, whom she loves like a son…

“The device on his shield was a young oak tree pulled up by the roots, with the Spanish word Desdichado, signifying Disinherited.” The novel…

Elinor has decided to marry. But who is the man she has chosen? No one seems to know. Is he of good character? Does he have a "past&quo…

This volume completes the story of Hester and her struggle to find her way in the family she belongs to by birth but not by upbringing. The …

Social status and snobbery dominated Victorian English society, but religion and politics were interfering with the status quo as Phoebe Bee…

Edgar faces a crisis and must swallow his pride. Should he ask Lord Newmarch for a job? And what of his planned proposal to his beloved Guss…