Margaret Oliphant (1828-97) had a prolific literary career that spanned almost fifty years

Part III: Novellas and Shorter Fiction, Essays on Life-Writing and History, Essays on European Literature and Culture Volume 13 Essays on Life-Writing and History. Introduction From Blackwood's Magazine 'Evelyn and Pepys' ( July 1854) 'Modern Light Literature - History' (October 1855) 'Macaulay' (August 1856) 'Religious Memoirs' ( June 1858) 'The Lives of Two Ladies' (April 1862) 'The Queen of the Highlands' (February 1868) 'Mr Froude and Queen Mary' ( January 1870) From 'New Books', 15 (April 1874) 'Autobiographies, no. I: Benvenuto Cellini' ( January 1881) 'Autobiographies, no. II: Lord Herbert of Cherbury' (March 1881) 'Autobiographies, no. III: Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle' (May 1881) 'Autobiographies, no. IV: Edward Gibbon' (August 1881) 'Autobiographies, no. V: Carlo Goldoni' (October 1881) 'Autobiographies, no. VI: In the Time of the Commonwealth - Lucy Hutchinson and Alice Thornton' ( July 1882) 'Autobiographies, no. VII: Madame Roland' (April 1883) 'Men and Women' (April 1895) ''Tis Sixty Years Since' (May 1897) Editorial Notes