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The Mrs Oliphant Library

The Mrs Oliphant Library

By: Mrs Margaret Oliphant
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Step within The Mrs Oliphant Library, where the lamp is lit, the curtains drawn, and the quiet voices of another century begin again. Here are novels of households and hearts, of provincial streets and church spires, of women’s wit, sorrow, duty, and courage; stories in which the ordinary parlour may open, almost unawares, upon the unseen. Each book is read in full, for those who love Victorian fiction in all its tenderness, irony, mystery, and truth.Public domain
Episodes
  • Phoebe, Junior Chapter 9 - Coming Home

    Phoebe, Junior Chapter 9 - Coming Home
    Jun 6 2026
    In which a large and bustling family party travels together, only to part ways as Ursula arrives back in the quiet and somewhat disorderly home of Carlingford, where she faces the sharp contrasts between her London experiences and the realities of her siblings’ lives. The sisters' differing attitudes—Janey’s youthful bluntness and Ursula’s guarded enthusiasm—unfold amidst family tensions and the dawning of Reginald’s uneasy position in a new role.
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    24 mins
  • Phoebe, Junior Chapter 10 - Papa

    Phoebe, Junior Chapter 10 - Papa
    Jun 6 2026
    In which the return of Ursula to her family home unravels the delicate and strained relations between her father, Mr. May, and his children, revealing his struggles as a widowed clergyman and the complicated dynamics of expectation and disappointment within the household. Ursula, eager to mend family ties, sets her sights on persuading her brother Reginald to accept a position that he considers a sinecure, hopeful that his decision might ease their collective burdens and brighten their future.
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    19 mins
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