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The House on the Moor - Volume 3

Mrs. Oliphant

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .How much?” he cried, with a little childish shout of triumph. The sight would have been touching enough to any one who had the heart to be moved by it. But Horace saw nothing that was not ludicrous in the poor little dwarfish invalid’s eager and exultant curiosity about the size and strength of his unknown brother. He laughed in spite of himself.

“About two inches, perhaps,” he said; “I have not heard anything of Musgrave lately,” he continued, turning to the mother; “you know, perhaps, that he enlisted and went abroad; but I have an uncle—Colonel Sutherland, you may have heard of him—who took poor Roger up; he is very likely to know.”

The scant civility and supercilious tone of this reply lost all its effect upon Mrs. Stenhouse from the name contained in it—“Colonel Sutherland! Oh, Edmund, darling! the dear old Colonel who was so kind to Roger!” she said, with tears in her eye. . . Read More

Community Reviews

Definitely an under celebrated author. This is a great story

An interesting read

Until recently I was unaware of Margaret Oliphant. Her name popped up on my suggestions on my kindle and being on a Victorian kick I thought I'd give her a try. I'm glad I did. I wouldn't suggest her writing as a first foray into Victorian writers, as she suffers from the common a