Mrs. Oliphant: The Laird of Norlaw

Cover: 9788028340209 | The Laird of Norlaw | Mrs. Oliphant | Taschenbuch | Englisch

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The Laird of Norlaw is a richly textured Scottish domestic novel in which questions of inheritance, family loyalty, social aspiration, and moral endurance are worked through the fortunes of a declining landed house. Mrs. Oliphant writes with characteristic narrative tact: her prose is observant, humane, and quietly ironic, balancing regional Scottish atmosphere with the broader concerns of the Victorian realist novel. In literary context, the book belongs to the post-Scott tradition of Scottish fiction, less romantic and historical than Walter Scott, but deeply attentive to place, speech, kinship, and the pressures of modern life upon old families. Mrs. Oliphant, born Margaret Oliphant Wilson in 1828, was one of the most prolific and intelligent writers of the nineteenth century. A Scottish author who spent much of her career writing for Blackwood's Magazine, she knew intimately the burdens of bereavement, financial responsibility, and family dependence. Those experiences inform the novel's sympathy for widows, anxious households, and people compelled to preserve dignity under economic strain. This is an excellent choice for readers interested in Victorian fiction beyond the usual canon, Scottish literary history, and novels where domestic life becomes a serious moral and social drama.

Genre:	Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9788028340209
ISBN-10:	8028340202
Sprache:	Englisch
Autor:	Oliphant, Mrs.
Hersteller:	Sharp Ink
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Copycat s.r.o., 22, Holesovice, Schnirchova 662, ?-170 00 Prague, kristoferpaetau@gmail.com
Maße:	14 x 152 x 229 mm
Von/Mit:	Mrs. Oliphant
Gewicht:	0,357 kg