Salem Chapel, v. 2.2

Margaret Oliphant Wilson OliphantProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 4.0
Word count
466K words
Chapters
47

Tags

English Originals Foreign Literature Social ObservationFate and FortuneLove EntanglementsComplex HumanityPsychological InsightDaily ReflectionsPopular NarrativeExotic CultureVictorian Era

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Salem Chapel, v. 2/2 by Mrs. OliphantAuthor: Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret), 1828-1897,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Feb 7, 2013

Editor's review

Volume 2 of Salem Chapel continues Mrs. Oliphant's finely wrought portrayal of a small town's religious community and domestic ethics. As a Victorian novel, its value lies not in dramatic plotting but in the patient unfolding of a minister's household, parish tensions, and life of faith. This volume carries forward the relationships of the previous volume, letting readers observe the protagonist's wavering between duty, feeling, and self-doubt. The prose is unhurried, balancing dialogue with psychological description, and suits readers willing to read slowly and absorb the period's idiom. As a public-domain Project Gutenberg ebook, its main demands are the English original and its serial structure: chapters do not always lock tightly together, so it is better read in installments than for sustained suspense. Those studying 19th-century British religious fiction or women's writing will find a text worth close reading; those reading purely for diversion should be prepared for a slow pace.

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Reading tips

  1. Read Volume 1 first, or at least learn the previous volume's character relationships, before entering this one to avoid getting lost in its serial structure.
  2. Read in installments by chapter, and after each chapter note in two or three sentences how characters' positions and parish events have shifted.
  3. When a passage involves unfamiliar religious terms or period background, skip it first and return to the context after finishing the chapter.
  4. For research, excerpt the social-identity language in dialogue to observe how the author uses everyday talk to present class and faith.

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Contents

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FAQ

Can I read this second volume without having read the first? You can, but it will be difficult. This volume continues the previous volume's character relationships and parish conflicts, and much of the dialogue's implication depends on prior events. At minimum, learn the main characters' identities and the first volume's core conflict, or start from Volume 1 before entering this one.
How difficult is the English? It is a 19th-century English novel with long sentences and period and religious vocabulary in the dialogue, generally harder than modern popular fiction. Readers with some experience of long English fiction will enter more easily; beginners should use annotations or read a translation first for the plot.
What should I keep in mind reading a public-domain ebook? Public-domain ebooks usually preserve the original volume and serial structure and may lack modern editorial notes. Mark characters and chapter clues as you read, and note that the version is the English original. If you need to cite it, check specific chapter locations rather than relying on ebook page numbers.

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About the author

Margaret Oliphant Wilson Oliphant Author · British (Scottish) · 1828–1897

Mrs. Oliphant (Margaret Oliphant Wilson Oliphant, 1828–1897) was a prolific Scottish novelist, historical writer and biographer of the Victorian era. Born in Wallyford, she gained fame in 1849 with Passages in the Life of Mrs. Margaret Maitland. In 1852 she married her cousin Frank Oliphant; widowed in 1859, she supported her children by her pen and published more than a hundred works in her lifetime. The library holds 90 of her works, including the Carlingford Chronicles, Salem Chapel, Miss Marjoribanks, supernatural tales, Hester, Kirsteen and the autobiography The Days of My Life. She is known for her delicate, humorous portrayals of small-town life and for her historical and biographical writing, and stands as a representative professional woman writer of the Victorian period.