Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 151 Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret) 1828 1897 Oliphant, Margaret Oliphant Wilson Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant Olyphant, Mrs. Oliphant, M. O. W. (Margaret Oliphant Wilson) Oliphant, Mrs. Margaret Oliphant, Mrs. Wilson, Margaret Old Lady Mary: A Story of the Seen and the Unseen Produced by Stan Goodman, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Old Lady Mary: A Story of the Seen and the Unseen" by Mrs. Oliphant is a novel likely written during the late 19th century. The story primarily focuses on Lady Mary, an elderly woman reflecting on her long and storied life as she grapples with the approach of death and the implications it holds for her loved ones, particularly her young goddaughter, Mary. The narrative explores themes of memory, loss, and the intersection between the seen and the unseen, as Lady Mary contemplates her past while navigating the complexities of her present existence. The opening of the novel introduces Lady Mary, who, at an advanced age, finds it difficult to accept the reality of her mortality. Despite having experienced a full life filled with both joy and sorrow, she now enjoys a serene routine that brings her comfort. Yet, she postpones making arrangements for her inheritance, including a will, much to the concern of those around her. The narrative also introduces "little Mary," who lives under Lady Mary's care, highlighting the implications of the old lady's delayed decisions for her future. As the story unfolds, readers witness the tension between Lady Mary's contentment and the looming uncertainty for her goddaughter, underpinning the narrative's exploration of attachment and responsibility in the face of mortality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Death -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 183703 2025-08-04T10:58:44.861194 text/html 183676 183560 2024-11-05T03:41:10.757141 2023-10-05T04:49:43.476634 text/html text/html 146095 2025-08-04T10:58:50.748170 application/epub+zip 148243 2025-08-04T10:58:47.776189 application/epub+zip 135785 2025-08-04T10:58:46.607189 application/epub+zip 298072 2025-08-04T10:58:52.955211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281394 2025-08-04T10:58:50.061185 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 191594 2022-09-05T06:41:45.654812 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168382 2025-08-04T10:58:44.607176 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 148481 2024-10-28T17:35:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17464 2025-08-04T10:58:53.133161 application/rdf+xml 15658 2025-08-04T10:58:47.157178 image/jpeg 3628 2025-08-04T10:58:46.889169 image/jpeg 144693 2025-08-04T10:58:44.877184 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia