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The following resource is a version of the story of 'The Library Window' provided in the Blackwood Newspaper. One thing to note about the structure of the newspaper version is that it has much smaller text and has less pages then the counterpart…

This piece was published in the same issue which Margaret Oliphant's The Library Window was originally published. The pieces are featured in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine January 1896 issue. I find it interesting that this piece written about…

This is Margaret Oliphant's Obituary which was published in The Englishwoman's Review. Oliphant passed away June 25, 1897. Interestingly enough, this women's based periodical was one of the only places I found Oliphant's obituary. The obituary…

This is the cover of the magazine which first published Margaret Oliphant's piece, "The Library Window." Oliphant's piece was the first story to be read when opening this issue. I just find it interesting because when looking at the cover, it is very…

In this Christmas 1866 issue of All The Year Round, the stories featured are Charles Dickens' "The Signalman," Andrew Halliday's, "The Engine-Driver," and Amelia B. Edwards, "The Engineer" amongst others. It is worth noting that "The Signalman"…

The first thing that I intend to do is to discuss briefly the importance of Laurence Oliphant in relation to Victorian Literature. He is the cousin of Margaret Oliphant, the writer of "The Library Window".

In this first piece section which I…

This excerpt from Oliphant’s autobiographical work, compiled after her death, acts a window into her own thoughts regarding marriage and gender. “The Library Window” exemplifies a female narrator who constantly struggles with unorthodoxy and…

This "Morning News" article from the June 21, 1865 publishing of The Belfast Morning News details the horrific train accident which occurred on June 9th as a result of construction near the village of Staplehurst. The accident, in which a section of…

The advertisement concerning the Great Room in Spring Gardens is given particular importance when considering Lily Ford’s concept of scopic regime. The power dynamics that coincide with the opportunity to experience 19th century virtual reality are…

This article speaks about panorama and how they originated in the 19th century, how they were useful during that time, and how they are still useful to this day. Throughout the article, it goes into great detail about how exactly the panorama camera…