Books by Margaret Oliphant

Many of the earliest ghost stories and tales of hauntings, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Margaret Oliphant was widely recognised at the time of her death as one of the great Victorian writers of fiction. Yet many of Oliphant's works remain unavailable. This novella recounts the story of Mr. and Mrs. Lycett-Landon and of what becomes of their marriage when Mr. Lycett-Landon becomes uncommunicative while on an extended business trip.

An influential and prolific Victorian author, Margaret Oliphant (1828-97) wrote novels, short stories, biographies and a series of cultural histories of European cities through biographical sketches, of which this is the last. Originally published in 1895, it paints a vivid picture of the development of Rome from the fourth century to the Renaissance.

An influential and prolific Victorian author, Margaret Oliphant (1828-97) wrote novels, short stories, biographies and a series of cultural histories of European cities through biographical sketches, of which this is the second. Originally published in 1887, it paints a vivid picture of the development of Venice during the middle ages and Renaissance.

Margaret Oliphant (1828-97) was a Scots novelist who published over one hundred works. This posthumous autobiography of 1899, edited by a cousin, brings together unpublished narrative fragments and letters selected to bridge any gaps. It provides valuable insights into the condition of women in the Victorian era.

First published posthumously, Annals of a Publishing House contains the early history of the influential Scottish publishing house, William Blackwood and Sons, by one of its most successful authors, Mrs Oliphant. Volume 1 covers the early history of the firm, the Edinburgh Magazine, its writers and rivals.

Kirsteen, from an old but impoverished family, rebels against her father and flees to London. Against the odds she finds work, striving for independence against a world determined to drag her down. Written in the late 1800s, Kirsteen is a startlingly modern novel in its treatment of women and work.