A Beleaguered City

by Margaret Wilson Oliphant

Overview

A NARRATIVE OF CERTAIN RECENT EVENTS IN THE CITY OF SEMUR, IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE HAUTE BOURGOGNE

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781406836127
Publisher:	Pbshop.Co.UK Ltd DBA Echo Library
Publication date:	01/01/2007
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.28(d)

About the Author

Margaret Oliphant Wilson Oliphant (born Margaret Oliphant Wilson) (1828 - 1897), was a Scottish novelist and historical writer, who usually wrote as Mrs. Oliphant. Her fictional works encompass "domestic realism, the historical novel and tales of the supernatural". In the 1880s she was the literary mentor of the Irish novelist Emily Lawless. During this time Oliphant wrote several works of supernatural fiction, including the long ghost story A Beleaguered City (1880) and several short tales, including "The Open Door" and "Old Lady Mary".