Miss Marjoribanks by Margaret Oliphant is a witty and insightful social novel centered on Lucilla Marjoribanks, a determined young woman who returns home to reform her local society. With charm and strategic acumen, she becomes a pillar of her small English town’s social life. Oliphant satirizes Victorian gender roles and social climbing, offering a heroine who blends domestic management with political savvy. The novel is celebrated for its sharp humor and proto-feminist sensibility.
