Project Gutenberg 2012-11-04 Public domain in the USA. 255 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 Miss Marjoribanks Chronicles of Carlingford Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Marjoribanks Produced by Delphine Lettau, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Miss Marjoribanks" by Mrs. Oliphant is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Lucilla Marjoribanks, a spirited young woman who takes it upon herself to navigate her life and society after the loss of her mother at a young age. With a desire to become a comfort to her father, Lucilla's character embodies determination and a strong sense of self as she sets about reorganizing her household and her role in the community. The opening of the narrative introduces Lucilla as she grapples with the sorrow of losing her mother and her subsequent plans to care for her father, Dr. Marjoribanks. As Lucilla arrives home, she discovers her father is more focused on his medical practice than on the emotional turmoil that surrounds them. Despite her intentions to create a warm and inviting home, Lucilla's initial attempts at providing comfort to her father are met with indifference, leading to humorous and poignant moments that reveal the complexities of familial relationships. This sets the stage for Lucilla's ambition to reshape both her personal life and her small town's social fabric through her charming yet determined character. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Love stories Bildungsromans Young women -- England -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1195558 2025-07-16T15:29:44.627800 text/html 1180380 2024-10-23T12:03:53 text/html 520056 2025-07-16T15:29:56.380738 application/epub+zip 538544 2025-07-16T15:29:47.943755 application/epub+zip 510068 2025-07-16T15:29:46.604806 application/epub+zip 941217 2025-07-16T15:30:03.679206 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 883644 2025-07-16T15:29:55.510753 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 837919 2022-09-18T19:57:49.398271 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1171160 2023-09-18T05:47:19.014818 text/plain 1151316 2024-10-23T12:03:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17237 2025-07-16T15:30:03.822190 application/rdf+xml 15961 2025-07-16T15:29:47.099761 image/jpeg 4210 2025-07-16T15:29:46.850782 image/jpeg 511824 2025-07-16T15:29:44.719802 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