Author: Margaret Oliphant
Author: Margaret Oliphant (1828–1897)
Alternate Name(s): Wilson (maiden name); Margaret Oliphant Wilson Oliphant (legal name); Mrs. Oliphant (familiar name)
Biography: Novelist and biographer. Sister of novelist William Wilson and cousin of novelist Annie Louisa Walker. See entry in DNB or Sutherland.
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References: John Stock Clarke, Margaret Oliphant: A Bibliography (University of Queensland, 1986); DNB; Elisabeth Jay, Mrs. Oliphant: A Fiction to Herself (Oxford, 1995); NCBEL; Sutherland
Fiction Titles:
- Passages in the Life of Mrs. Margaret Maitland of Sunnyside. 3 vol. London: Henry Colburn, 1849.
- Merkland: A Story of Scottish Life. 3 vol. London: Henry Colburn, 1851.
- John Drayton: Being a History of the Early Life and Development of a Liverpool Engineer. 2 vol. London: Bentley, 1851.
- Caleb Field: A Tale of the Puritans. 1 vol. London: Henry Colburn, 1851.
- Memoirs and Resolutions of Adam Graeme, of Mossgray. 3 vol. London: Henry Colburn, 1852.
- The Melvilles: A Novel. 3 vol. London: Bentley, 1852.
- Ailieford: A Family History. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1853.
- Harry Muir: A Story of Scottish Life. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1853.
- Katie Stewart: A True Story. 1 vol. Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1853.
- Magdalen Hepburn: A Story of the Scottish Reformation. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1854.
- The Quiet Heart. 1 vol. Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1854.
- Lilliesleaf: Being a Concluding Series of Passages in the Life of Mrs. Margaret Maitland, of Sunnyside. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1855.
- Zaidee: A Romance. 3 vol. Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1856.
- Christian Melville. 1 vol. London: David Bogue, 1856.
- The Days of my Life: An Autobiography. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1857.
- The Athelings: or, The Three Gifts. 3 vol. Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1857.
- The Laird of Norlaw: A Scottish Story. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1858.
- Orphans: A Chapter in a Life. 1 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1858.
- Agnes Hopetoun's Schools and Holidays: The Experiences of a Little Girl. 1 vol. London: Macmillan, 1859.
- Lucy Crofton. 1 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1860.
- The House on the Moor. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1861.
- The Last of the Mortimers: A Story in Two Voices. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1862.
- Salem Chapel. 2 vol. Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1863.
- Heart and Cross. 1 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1863.
- The Rector and The Doctor's Family. 1 vol. Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1863.
- The Perpetual Curate. 3 vol. Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1864.
- Agnes. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1865.
- Miss Marjoribanks. 3 vol. Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1866.
- A Son of the Soil. 2 vol. London: Macmillan, 1866.
- Madonna Mary. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1867.
- Brownlows. 3 vol. Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1868.
- The Minister's Wife. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1869.
- The Three Brothers. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1870.
- John: A Love Story. 2 vol. Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1870.
- Squire Arden. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1871.
- At his Gates: A Novel. 3 vol. London: Tinsley Brothers, 1872.
- Ombra. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1872.
- Innocent: A Tale of Modern Life. 3 vol. London: Sampson Low, 1873.
- May. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1873.
- For Love and Life. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1874.
- A Rose in June. 2 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1874.
- The Story of Valentine and his Brother. 3 vol. Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1875.
- Whiteladies. 3 vol. London: Tinsley Brothers, 1875.
- Phoebe, Junior: A Last Chronicle of Carlingford. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1876.
- The Curate in Charge. 2 vol. London: Macmillan, 1876.
- Carità. 3 vol. London: Smith, Elder, 1877.
- Mrs. Arthur. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1877.
- Young Musgrave. 3 vol. London: Macmillan, 1877.
- The Primrose Path. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1878.
- Within the Precincts. 3 vol. London: Smith, Elder, 1879.
- The Greatest Heiress in England. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1879.
- He That Will Not When He May. 3 vol. London: Macmillan, 1880.
- A Beleaguered City: Being a Narrative of Certain Recent Events in the City of Semur, in the Department of the Haute Bourgogne. A Story of the Seen and Unseen. 1 vol. London: Macmillan, 1880.
- Harry Jocelyn. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1881.
- In Trust: The Story of a Lady and Her Lover. 3 vol. London: Longman, 1882.
- A Little Pilgrim in the Unseen. 1 vol. London: Macmillan, 1882.
- Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life. 3 vol. London: Macmillan, 1883.
- It was a Lover and his Lass. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1883.
- The Ladies Lindores. 3 vol. Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1883.
- Sir Tom. 3 vol. London: Macmillan, 1884.
- The Wizard's Son: A Novel. 3 vol. London: Macmillan, 1884.
- Madam. 3 vol. London: Longman, 1885.
- Two Stories of the Seen and the Unseen: The Open Door. Old Lady Mary. 1 vol. Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1885.
- A Country Gentleman and his family. 3 vol. London: Macmillan, 1886.
- A House Divided Against Itself. 3 vol. Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1886.
- Effie Ogilvie: The Story of a Young Life. 2 vol. London: Macmillan, 1886.
- Oliver's Bride: A True Story. 1 vol. London: Ward and Downey, 1886.
- The Son of his Father. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1887.
- Joyce: A Novel. 3 vol. London: Macmillan, 1888.
- The Second Son: A Novel. 3 vol. London: Macmillan, 1888.
- Cousin Mary. 1 vol. London: Partridge, 1888.
- The Land of Darkness: Along with Some Further Chapters in the Experiences of The Little Pilgrim. 1 vol. London: Macmillan, 1888.
- Neighbours on the Green. 3 vol. London: Macmillan, 1889.
- A Poor Gentleman. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1889.
- Lady Car: The Sequel of a Life. 1 vol. London: Longman, 1889.
- The Duke's Daughter, and The Fugitives. 3 vol. Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1890.
- Kirsteen: The Story of a Scotch Family Seventy Years Ago. 3 vol. London: Macmillan, 1890.
- The Mystery of Mrs. Blencarrow. 1 vol. London: Spencer Blackett, 1890.
- Sons and Daughters: A Novel. 1 vol. Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1890.
- Janet: The Story of a Governess. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1891.
- The Railway Man and His Children. 3 vol. London: Macmillan, 1891.
- The Cuckoo in the Nest: A Novel. 3 vol. London: Hutchinson, 1892.
- The Marriage of Elinor. 3 vol. London: Macmillan, 1892.
- The Heir Presumptive and the Heir Apparent. 3 vol. London: Macmillan, 1892.
- Diana Trelawny: The History of a Great Mistake. 2 vol. Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1892.
- The Sorceress: A Novel. 3 vol. London: F. V. White, 1893.
- Lady William. 3 vol. London: Macmillan, 1893.
- A House in Bloomsbury. 2 vol. London: Hutchinson, 1894.
- The Prodigals and Their Inheritance. 2 vol. London: Methuen, 1894.
- Who Was Lost and Is Found: A Novel. 1 vol. Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1894.
- The Two Strangers. 1 vol. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1894.
- Sir Robert's Fortune: The Story of a Scotch Moor. 1 vol. London: Methuen, 1895.
- "Dies Irae": The Story of a Spirit in Prison. 1 vol. Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1895.
- The Two Marys. 1 vol. London: Methuen, 1896.
- Old Mr Tredgold. 1 vol. London: Longman, 1896.
- The Unjust Steward: or, The Minister's Debt. 1 vol. Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1896.
- The Ways of Life: Two Stories. 1 vol. London: Smith, Elder, 1897.
- The Lady's Walk. 1 vol. London: Methuen, 1897.
- A Widow's Tale and Other Stories. 1 vol. Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1898.
- That Little Cutty and Other Stories. 1 vol. London: Macmillan, 1898.