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Oliphant (MARGARET WIL- SON a Scotch)

MARGARET (WIL- SON), a Scotch novelist; born in Walyford, Scotland, in April, 1828; lived in Liverpool, London, Rome, and for nearly 30 years in Windsor, England. She was a most prolific authoress, publishing over 110 books, besides numerous articles and essays. She excelled in delineating character, and had a keen sense of humor. Among her most important works are "Caleb Field" (1851); "Harry Muir" (1853); "The Quiet Heart" (1856); "Adam Graeme of Mossgray" (1857); "The Makers of Florence" (1874); "A Beleaguered City" (1880); "The Victorian Age of English Literature" (1892); "A Little Pilgrim in the Unseen" (1882); etc. She died in Wimbledon, England, June 25, 1897.