Miss Marjoribanks

Margaret Oliphant, Elisabeth Jay, Elisabeth Jay , Elisabeth Jay

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Penguin Classics
01 December 1998

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Returning home to tend her widowed father Dr Marjoribanks, Lucilla soon launches herself into Carlingford society, aiming to raise the tone with her select Thursday evening parties. Optimistic, resourceful and blithely unimpeded by self-doubt, Lucilla is a superior being in every way, not least in relation to men. 'A tour de force...full of wit, surprises and intrigue...

We can imagine Jane Austen reading MISS MARJORIBANKS with enjoyment and approval in the Elysian Fields' - Q. D. Leavis. Leavisdeclared Oliphant's heroine Lucilla to be the missing link in Victorian literature between Jane Austen's Emma and George Eliot's Dorothea Brook and 'more entertaining, more impressive and more likeable than either'.

By: Margaret Oliphant
Notes by: Elisabeth Jay
Introduction by: Elisabeth Jay
Edited by: Elisabeth Jay
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 131mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 407g
ISBN: 9780140436303
ISBN 10: 0140436308
Pages: 592
Publication Date: 01 December 1998
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Margaret Oliphant (1828-97) was a prolific Scots writer, author of over 100 books and innumerable articles. Early widowed, she was compelled to write for a living. She is best remembered for her 'Chronicles of Carlingford' series, which is set in a quiet country town near London. Religious themes predominate but the books are sharp and humorous. Elisabeth Jay has written a critical 'Biography of Margaret Oliphant' and edited Gaskell's 'Life of Charlotte Bronte' for Penguin Classics.

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Miss Marjoribanks

Margaret Oliphant, Elisabeth Jay, Elisabeth Jay , Elisabeth Jay

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