Oliphant, Margaret (M. O. W.)
Oliphant, Margaret (M. O. W.), née Wilson ( 1828 – 97 ),a prolific Scots writer, author of well over 100 books and innumerable articles. Early widowed, she was compelled to write for an income, both for her own and for her brother's families. In 1849 she published Passages in the Life of Mrs Margaret Maitland, a tale of Scotland which had an encouraging reception; Caleb Field, a historical novel, appeared in 1851 ; and among her many domestic romances The Athelings ( 1857 ) was probably the most interesting. In 1862 appeared her biography of the brilliant heretical preacher Edward Irving and in 1891 a life of Laurence Oliphant (no relation). But it is for her ‘Chronicles of Carlingford’ series that she is best remembered. Carlingford is a quiet country town near London, and this series of novels (the most notable of which are Salem Chapel, 1863 ; The Perpetual Curate, ...
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