Mrs. Oliphant Books


He that will not when he may - vol. I

Mrs. Oliphant

Almost exactly coincident with this sigh the door of the drawing-room opened far down in the dim outer part, and two men came in. The house was so entirely given up to this innocent sway of youth, tha..

He that will not when he may - Vol. II

Mrs. Oliphant

Bell made no reply, but ran out of the way, and they reached the schoolroom window in time to see what was going to happen. At the door stood some one waiting. “A little gentleman” in light-coloured c..

He that will not when he may - Vol. III

Mrs. Oliphant

He walked and walked, till he was footsore with fatigue. He went past the Markham Arms in the dark, and saw his supplanter through the inn window talking—to whom?—to Fairfax. What had Fairfax to do wi..

In Trust - The Story of a Lady and Her Lover

Mrs. Oliphant

Whoever had looked at Anne Mountford then would not have given much for the chance of her{3} submission. She said nothing, but her upper lip shut down upon the lower with an unrelenting, immovable det..

The Greatest Heiress in England

Mrs. Oliphant

At the time this history begins, Mr. Trevor was seated in the drawing-room, the best room in the house. The Fords occupied the front parlor below, where the furniture was moderate and homely; but all ..

Within the Precincts

Mrs. Oliphant

The name of a Chevalier of St. Michael sounds very splendid to innocent and uninstructed ears. It is a title which stands alone in England at least. Poor Knights have been heard of both in flesh and b..

John, A Love Story; vol. 1 of 2

Mrs. Oliphant

It was nearly a week before Kate was permitted to leave her bed, and during that time she had learned a great deal about the economy of Fanshawe Regis. She lay among the pillows every day a little hig..

John, A Love Story; vol. 2 of 2

Mrs. Oliphant

John was nothing loath to commit himself now to anything she asked of him; and as they strayed on under the dark rustling lime-trees, with nobody within sight or sound, and the darkness enclosing them..