Project Gutenberg 2023-10-20 Public domain in the USA. 134 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 Christian Melville $aNew York :$bGeorge Routledge and Sons, $c1873. Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "Christian Melville" by Mrs. Oliphant is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story explores the lives of the Melville family, particularly focusing on Christian, the eldest daughter who bears the weight of responsibility for her siblings. The narrative delves into themes of familial duty, loss, and the struggles of faith amidst life's trials. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the Melville household on New Year's Eve, a time intertwined with both joy and sorrow, as Christian reflects on her mother's absence and the recent changes within her family. As the festivities unfold, the dynamics of the family are revealed: Christian is portrayed as a caring and somber figure, responsible for her younger siblings, while her brother Halbert is hinted to be grappling with profound existential questions. The opening chapters evoke a sense of transition as Christian navigates her dual role of celebrator and mourner, setting the stage for the deeper emotional and moral challenges the characters will face. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/Christian_Melville/page/n1/mode/2up 20220620140444oliphant 1873 US Reading ease score: 65.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 269560 2025-06-28T11:27:47.329392 text/html 243843 2023-10-20T10:57:26 text/html 920449 2025-06-28T11:27:53.980361 application/epub+zip 922523 2025-06-28T11:27:49.670366 application/epub+zip 439011 2025-06-28T11:27:48.273415 application/epub+zip 1476608 2025-06-28T11:27:56.878308 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1447937 2025-06-28T11:27:52.965328 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231659 2025-06-28T11:27:46.712387 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 211833 2023-10-20T10:57:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15935 2025-06-28T11:27:57.016317 application/rdf+xml 21439 2025-06-28T11:27:48.639364 image/jpeg 3197 2025-06-28T11:27:48.451348 image/jpeg 799119 2025-06-28T11:27:47.416402 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