Miss Marjoribanks (pronounced ‘MARCH-banks’) by Margaret Oliphant is a tongue-in-cheek Victorian novel about the eponymous heroine who, after the death of her mother, sets herself the task of ‘being a comfort to Papa’, the Carlingford doctor. She is also very committed to the good of ‘society’, seeking to bring together the well-to-do of the town in pleasant social intercourse and facing various challenges and setbacks. Miss Marjoribanks is perhaps Oliphant’s most famous novel, part of the Carlingford series. It is delightful, ironic and lighthearted, gently poking fun at most of the characters.
Miss Marjoribanks (pronounced ‘MARCH-banks’) by Margaret Oliphant is a tongue-in-cheek Victorian novel about the eponymous heroine who, after the death of her mother, sets herself the task of ‘being a comfort to Papa’, the Carlingford doctor. She is also very committed to the good of ‘society’, seeking to bring together the well-to-do of the town in pleasant social intercourse and facing various challenges and setbacks. Miss Marjoribanks is perhaps Oliphant’s most famous novel, part of the Carlingford series. It is delightful, ironic and lighthearted, gently poking fun at most of the characters.