Download or read book Hester - A story of Contemporary Life - Complete Volume written by Mrs. Oliphant and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2018-03-16 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Margaret Oliphant's novel 'Hester - The Story of Contemporary Life' was originally published in 1883. Margaret Oliphant was a Scottish novelist and historical writer, who usually wrote as Mrs. Oliphant. During her career she wrote more than 120 works, including novels travelogues, histories and volumes of literary criticism. Two of her better-known fictional works are Miss Marjoribanks (1866) and Phoebe Junior (1876). Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, with a new introductory biography.