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Miss Marjoribanks
Paperback
Main Details
Title |
Miss Marjoribanks
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Margaret Oliphant
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Series | Virago Modern Classics |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback | Pages:496 | Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 127 |
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Category/Genre | Classic fiction (pre c 1945) |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781844082087
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Little, Brown Book Group
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Imprint |
Virago Press Ltd
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Publication Date |
26 November 2004 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
From the moment of her mother's death, Lucilla Marjoriebanks knows her vocation - a conviction based on the influence of morally uplifting novels and the 'sublime confidence in herself is the first necessity to a woman on a mission'. The usurping of Dr. Marjoriebanks as master of his own table and the assuaging of Nancy, his formidable housekeeper, are but small steps in Lucilla's scheme, for she intends nothing less than the transformation of Carlingford society. Lucilla's 'evenings' become the talk fo this quiet country town: not only are they an essential source of gossip and entertainment for old friends and neighbours of Grange Lane, but they are also the setting for some of Lucilla's most startling accomplishments. For it is on these occasions, under the watchful eye and guidance of this magnificent young woman, that reputations are made and lost and romances are pursued and undone . . .
Author Biography
Marjorie Oliphant, the Scottish writer whose portrayals of provincial life have been compared to George Eliot and Anthony Trollope, publishe dnearly 100 novels including the famous MISS MARJORIEBANKS.
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