Margaret Oliphant

Margaret Oliphant

Margaret Oliphant Wilson Oliphant (née Margaret Oliphant Wilson) (4 April 1828 – 25 June 1897), was a Scottish novelist and historical writer, who usually wrote as Mrs. Oliphant.

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    Oh, never mind the fashion. When one has a style of one’s own, it is always twenty times better.
    Margaret Oliphant (1828–1897)

    The first thing which I can record concerning myself is, that I was born.... These are wonderful words. This life, to which neither time nor eternity can bring diminution—this everlasting living soul, began. My mind loses itself in these depths.
    —Margaret Oliphant (1828–1897)