Description: Miss Marjoribanks, Paperback by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret); Jay, Elisabeth (EDT), ISBN 0140436308, ISBN-13 9780140436303, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "She who held the reorganisation of society in Carlingford in her hands was a woman with a mission" Lucilla Marjoribanks is determined to look after her widowed father and become 'the sunshine of his life' whether he likes it or not. Once installed back at home and presiding over her father's drawing room, she launches herself into Carlingford society, aiming to raise the tone with her select evening parties. Lucilla is optimistic, resourceful and completely without self-doubt, bt will her indomitable nature diminish her marriage prospects? Will she marry the wrong man to save herself from eternal spinsterhood? With its superbly flawed heroine, is Marjoribanks (1866) is a wonderfully comic depiction of the conventions and proprieties that rule a vacuous society. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Book Title: Miss Marjoribanks
Number of Pages: 592 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Topic: Classics, Short Stories (Single Author)
Publication Year: 1999
Item Height: 0.9 in
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 14.5 Oz
Item Length: 7.9 in
Author: Margaret Oliphant
Item Width: 5.2 in
Format: Uk-B Format Paperback
