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    Miss Marjoribanks

    Written by Margaret O. Oliphant

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    One of the so-called "Chronicles of Carlingford", of which there were two short stories and five novels written from 1861 to 1876 by Margaret Oliphant Wilson Oliphant. The Chronicles originally appeared in the famous Blackwood's Magazine. Mrs. Oliphant wrote prolifically in her career, and many of her main characters were independent, resourceful women. In fact, Miss Marjoribanks has been occasionally cited as the successor to Jane Austen's Emma, albeit Miss Marjoribanks is more focused, less pliable and a decidedly more strategic thinker than dear Emma. (Summary by Michelle Crandall)

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox Audio
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
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      Narrators sucked, librivox recordings generally do. Very humorous, verbose Victorian novel, could’ve been an entertaining treat in the right hands,