Miss Marjoribanks

Part of the Chronicles of Carlingford series, Miss Marjoribanks is Margaret Oliphant’s (1828–1897) most famous novel—undoubtedly due to the stature of its titular character: a heroine who breaks the mold of the submissive young woman of her era to emerge as a model of independence, capable of shedding new light on the stifling conventions and rigid views of the society around her. Witty and refreshingly unconventional, with a biting perspective and a surprising narrative arc—not to mention a cast of characters spanning a wide social and psychological spectrum—this is truly one of the great novels of the nineteenth century. It also amply justifies the moniker "the Scottish Jane Austen," the title by which Oliphant’s talent is widely recognized in the English-speaking world.