Margaret Oliphant

Margaret Oliphant was a prolific Scottish novelist, biographer, and literary critic, best known for her Chronicles of Carlingford series, which offered nuanced portrayals of middle-class domestic and ecclesiastical life. Over her career, she wrote more than 100 works, including novels, historical studies, and supernatural fiction. Balancing her writing with the responsibility of supporting a large extended family, Oliphant was admired for her intelligence, realism, and subtle social commentary within the constraints of Victorian society.