Project Gutenberg 2017-07-17 Public domain in the USA. 158 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 A House in Bloomsbury 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) "A House in Bloomsbury" by Mrs. Oliphant is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Dora Mannering, a young girl who is growing up in Bloomsbury with her father, Mr. Mannering, a quiet and scholarly man employed at the British Museum. Their lives are intertwined with various characters in the house they share, particularly Mrs. Hesketh, a lonely young wife, exploring the themes of class, innocence, and the complexities of human relationships in a modest yet affectionate environment. At the start of the book, Dora expresses her concern for Mrs. Hesketh, the young wife living in her building, who feels lonely when her husband is late returning home. The dialogue reveals Dora's naivety and earnestness, as she provides critical yet innocent insights into the lives of those around her, including her own father's scholarly detachment. Mr. Mannering is portrayed as a man who cares deeply for his daughter but is lost in his own world, further emphasizing Dora's increasing maturity when dealing with the complexities of the adult world. Their domestic life unfolds in Bloomsbury, highlighting the contrasts between social expectations and personal aspirations as Dora navigates her relationships and the hopes and disappointments that come with them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Bloomsbury (London, England) -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 506076 2025-06-22T06:22:17.669009 text/html 491520 2024-10-23T02:21:54 text/html 428995 2025-06-22T06:22:24.171973 application/epub+zip 432352 2025-06-22T06:22:18.791974 application/epub+zip 259788 2025-06-22T06:22:18.197929 application/epub+zip 584524 2025-06-22T06:22:28.706437 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 538608 2025-06-22T06:22:23.564981 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366932 2022-09-25T03:32:49.187195 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 471981 2025-06-22T06:22:16.663945 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 452097 2024-10-23T02:21:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16949 2025-06-22T06:22:28.873393 application/rdf+xml 27332 2025-06-22T06:22:18.305933 image/jpeg 3785 2025-06-22T06:22:18.250938 image/jpeg 411231 2025-06-22T06:22:17.723945 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