Project Gutenberg 2017-01-25 Public domain in the USA. 198 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 41031127 The Laird of Norlaw; A Scottish Story Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "The Laird of Norlaw; A Scottish Story" by Mrs. Oliphant is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around the Livingstone family, particularly focusing on the life and demise of the Laird of Norlaw, as well as the subsequent struggles faced by his wife, the Mistress, and their three sons, Huntley, Patrick, and Cosmo, following his death. Themes of familial duty, social standing, and the harsh realities of life in rural Scotland are woven throughout the narrative. At the start of the book, the Livingstone family is introduced in their home at Norlaw, where the tension of impending sorrow hangs heavily—indicated by the Laird's grave illness. The opening chapters detail the household's somber atmosphere as the maids mournfully discuss their Lord's fate and prepare for the possibility of his death. Focused on the impending loss, the family's emotional struggles are portrayed through their interactions and worries about the future. The narrative also depicts the contrasts of life in the serene countryside against the bleak realities faced by the Livingstones, highlighting the challenges of mortality and legacy in a world where social frameworks and family honor hold considerable weight. As tensions rise and the Laird passes away, the three sons must confront their new responsibilities while grappling with the legacy left behind. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Scotland -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 981066 2025-07-21T12:35:36.448144 text/html 975023 2024-10-23T01:41:20 text/html 458316 2025-07-21T12:35:46.100109 application/epub+zip 471494 2025-07-21T12:35:37.852102 application/epub+zip 459312 2025-07-21T12:35:37.164142 application/epub+zip 770947 2025-07-21T12:35:53.247096 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 672307 2025-07-21T12:35:45.070102 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 660340 2022-09-24T15:45:17.352317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 928236 2025-07-21T12:35:35.409141 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 908388 2024-10-23T01:41:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17588 2025-07-21T12:35:53.394059 application/rdf+xml 25334 2025-07-21T12:35:37.256123 image/jpeg 3624 2025-07-21T12:35:37.211119 image/jpeg 435349 2025-07-21T12:35:36.525105 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