Miss Marjoribanks

Name: Miss Marjoribanks
Author: Margaret Oliphant

Miss Marjoribanks is a novel by Scottish author Margaret Oliphant, published in 1866. The story follows the life of a young woman named Marjoribanks, who sets out to climb the social ladder in Edinburgh's high society. Along the way, she navigates romantic entanglements and confronts the harsh realities of gender roles and societal expectations. Your response?

By Margaret Oliphant · First published 1866 · Genre: Victorian Literature, Fiction, Comedy · 52 chapters · 240,826 words

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Miss Marjoribanks lost her mother when she was only fifteen, and when, to add to the misfortune, she was absent at school, and could not have it in her power to soothe her dear mamma's last moments, as she herself said. Words are sometimes very poor exponents of such an event: but it happens now and then, on the other hand, that a plain intimation expresses too much, and suggests emotion and suffering which, in reality, have but little, if any, existence. Mrs. Marjoribanks, poor lady, had been an invalid for many years; she had grown a little peevish in her loneliness, not feeling herself of much account in this world. There are some rare natures that are content to acquiesce in the general neglect, and forget themselves when they find themselves forgotten; but it is unfortunately much more usual to take the plan adopted by Mrs. Marjoribanks, who devoted all her powers, during the last ten years of her life, to the solacement and care of that poor self which other people neglected.

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Work type: Novel
Author: Margaret Oliphant
Date: 1866 CE
Language: English
Genres: Victorian Literature, Fiction, Comedy, Romance, Satire
Length: 240,826 words
Structure: 52 chapters, 1,924 paragraphs
Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)

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Genres

Victorian Literature — The book was written and set during the Victorian era, including themes and social customs typical of this period.
Fiction — The book is a narrative based on imaginary events and characters.
Comedy — The book incorporates humorous elements and situations, making it a comedy.
Romance — The book includes elements of love story and relationships, which can be classified into romance genre.