by Margaret Oliphant (Author)

Margaret Oliphant was a Scottish author who ranked as one of the most popular writers of the Victorian era. Oliphant's books were known for their realism and she was prolific in the historical and supernatural genres of fiction. Oliphant is perhaps best known today for the classic novel Miss Marjoribanks. The Doctor's Family is a novel that revolves around the unhappy new doctor in Carlingford and his alcoholic brother.