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Margaret Oliphant Wilson Oliphant was a Scottish novelist and historical writer, who usually wrote as Mrs. Oliphant. Her fictional works encompass "domestic realism, the historical novel and tales of the supernatural". Oliphant, during an often difficult life, wrote more than 120 works, including novels, books of travel and description, histories, and volumes of literary criticism.

The children sat round me in the gloaming. There were several of them; from Madge, dear Madge with her thick fair hair and soft kind grey eyes, down to pretty little Sybil-Gipsy, we called her for fun,-whom you would hardly have guessed, from her brown face and bright dark eyes, to be Madge's "own...

Molesworth has a decided liking for the marvellous. We feel doubtful whether children really like these things. For the most part, they are severely practical, not to say sceptical, save, of course, where the element of fear comes in, and to this Mrs. Molesworth is too sensible to appeal. In The Magic Nuts we have an ingenious play of fancy.

The Tapestry Room by Mrs. Molesworth..

In 1907, amid salacious scandal, the Irish Crown Jewels were stolen from Dublin Castle; an event that became a mystery that has never been solved. Over 100 years later a piece of tatty jewellery is bequeathed to a care worker at a residential home. Could this be the Badge of the Order...

A Widow's Tale and Other Stories was originally published in 1898. It contains an introductory biography by J. M. Barrie. Stories include: A Widow's Tale, Queen Eleanor and Fair Rosamond, Madamoiselle, The Lily and the Thorn, The Strange Adventures of John Percival, The Story of a Wedding-Tour, John,...

Lady Car: The Sequel of a Life written by Mrs. Margaret Oliphant who was a Scottish novelist and historical writer. This book was published in 1889. And now republish in ebook format. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean...

This is the story of a couple, one jaded and one innocent, who live through a set of circumstances which develop character problems. It is the innocent, in this story, who finds her way to the truth.

A self-help system that describes in detail five personality types, what they have in common, what problems to expect in a relationship between types, and active solutions for understanding each type, and strengthening their relationship.

Classic vegetarian dishes by the author Mrs. Bowdich, containing over 200 meat free recipes. With step by step instructions, these classic vegetable based recipes, will be sure to give the vegetarian something to eat everyday of the year.First published in 1892 this was a book well ahead of its time...

The Italian Cook Book by Mrs. Maria Gentile - The Original Classic Edition Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you. Enjoy this classic...

A series of vignettes about life in the Victorian times in Great Britain. Excerpt from Fifth Series: ““Let us go and give her a turn,” cried the Squire. Tod laughed. “What, all of us?” said he. “To be sure. All of us. Why not? We’ll start to-morrow.” “Oh dear!” exclaimed Mrs. Todhetley,...

Mrs. Henry Wood was a prolific British author during the Victorian Era.  Wood wrote many best sellers including the classic book East Lynne.  This edition of It May Be True includes a table of contents.

A spiritual biography of the "father of modern missions," Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret poses the question: What empowered Hudson Taylor's ministry in China?  The answer: a fierce faith that believed God truly would fulfill the promises in His Word. Written by the missionary statesman's...