Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction to the work and an outline of its contents – A brief biography of Oliphant’s life from 1828 to 1897 – Her (over)productivity related to fiction in the 1880s and 1890s – A synopsis of Oliphant’s later and, in particular, less well known novels – A selection of short stories and their importance as a genre – Margaret Oliphant’s connection with the Blackwood family and their company – The female journalist and her place in the (male) world of the periodical – Life as a female contributor: a reviewer and critic in the late nineteenth century – An overview of her articles and journalism from later years – Autobiography, biography and Margaret Oliphant’s handling of it – Some thoughts on works of non-fiction from the 1880s and 1890s – The revelatory nature of Oliphant’s autobiography and some of her letters – Summary and conclusions regarding her position in the literary canon.

About the Author

The Author: Judith van Oosterom was born and grew up in Surrey, England. She studied English literature and language at the University of Nijmegen in the Netherlands and was awarded a Ph.D. degree in English literature for her work on Margaret Oliphant by the University of Leiden, the Netherlands, in 2004. At present she is engaged in a further study of Margaret Oliphant’s journalism and literary criticism.