A woman who cannot be a governess or a novel-writer must fall back on that poor little needle, the primitive and original handicraft of femininity.
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What happiness is there which is not purchased with more or less of pain?
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Birth: | 4th April, 1828 |
Death: | 25th June, 1897 |
Nationality: | Scottish |
Profession: | Novelist, Writer |
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Margaret Oliphant was a Scottish novelist and historical writer, who usually wrote as Mrs. Oliphant. Her fictional works encompass "domestic realism, the historical novel and tales of the supernatural".
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