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Lady William Volume 2

Author
Margaret Oliphant
Language
English
Length
232 pages
ISBN
9781836103394
Published
20 March 2026
Imprint
Sovereign
  • social class
  • village life
  • mother-daughter relationship
  • social prejudice
  • genteel poverty
  • personal identity
  • aristocratic ties
  • societal expectations
  • family reputation
  • rural community

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Lady William by Margaret Oliphant follows a gentlewoman of noble ties but modest means living in the village of Watcham with her daughter, Mab. As past associations and class prejudices resurface with the return of influential neighbors, Lady William must navigate social tensions, protect her daughter’s future, and reconcile her past with present expectations.

Author

Margaret Oliphant (1828–1897) was a Scottish novelist who wrote as if the rent depended on it — because it often did. Widowed young, she supported a large household with novels, biographies, reviews, and stories of the seen and unseen, becoming one of the Victorian age's most tireless professionals. Domestic realism, historical fiction, and ghostly tales all came from the same steady pen.

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