The Library Window
| "The Library Window" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Margaret Oliphant | |
| Text available at Wikisource | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Ghost story |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Blackwood's Magazine |
| Media type | |
| Publication date | January 1896 |
The Library Window is a short story by the Scottish author Margaret Oliphant. It was first published in Blackwood's Magazine in January 1896. In 1902, it was collected in Oliphant's book Stories of the Seen and the Unseen.
It is a ghost story where the protagonist is fascinated by a window at her aunt's house in which she sees the ghost of a young, murdered writer. It was one of Oliphant's most controversial stories. Modern interpretations consider it a statement of the oppressive conditions for women in the late Victorian period.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ "Writing Scotland - Margaret Oliphant - BBC Two". BBC. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
- ^ Cooke, Simon (2006). "Margaret Oliphant's "The Library Window" and the Idea of Adolescent Insanity". Victorians Institute Journal. 34: 243–255. ISSN 0886-3865.
- ^ Oliphant, Margaret (January 1896). "The Library Window". Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine. 159 (963): 1–30.
External links
- The full text of The Library Window at Wikisource
- "The Library Window" title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database