Reproduction of the original: Old Mr. Tredgold by Margaret Oliphant

Margaret Oliphant (1828-1897), was a Scottish novelist and historical writer, and daughter of Francis Wilson. Facsimile reprint of "Old Mr. Tregold," 1895 edition.

Master of the short story and teller of hilarious nautical misadventures, W. W. Jacobs is most famous for his seminal supernatural story ‘The Monkey's Paw’. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Jacobs’ collected works (almost complete), with numerous illustrations, rare plays and informative introductions. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Jacobs’ life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * All 5 novels, with individual contents tables * Includes the rare novel THE CASTAWAYS, appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Famous novels and collections are fully illustrated with their original artwork * All the short story collections in the US public domain * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Includes Jacobs’ rare plays – available in no other collection * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: to comply with US copyright restrictions, the story collection SEA WHISPERS cannot appear in this edition. Once new texts enter the US public domain, they will be added as a free update. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Novels A MASTER OF CRAFT AT SUNWICH PORT DIALSTONE LANE SALTHAVEN THE CASTAWAYS The Short Story Collections THE SKIPPER’S WOOING AND THE BROWN MAN’S SERVANT MANY CARGOES MORE CARGOES LIGHT FREIGHTS THE LADY OF THE BARGE ODD CRAFT CAPTAINS ALL SHORT CRUISES SAILORS’ KNOTS SHIP’S COMPANY NIGHT WATCHES DEEP WATERS The Short Stories LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Plays THE MONKEY’S PAW BEAUTY AND THE BARGE THE BOATSWAIN’S MATE THE CHANGELING THE GHOST OF JERRY BUNDLER THE GREY PARROT ADMIRAL PETERS IN THE LIBRARY THE WARMING PAN A DISTANT RELATIVE MASTER MARINERS MATRIMONIAL OPENINGS DIXON’S RETURN DOUBLE DEALING Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Margaret Oliphant Wilson Oliphant (1828-97) is one of the most important writers of the nineteenth century. She was both prolific and wide ranging in her career which spanned half a century. Primarily known as a novelist Mrs Oliphant is of interest to scholars today both for her wide popularity in her prime and her influential position as reviewer and journalist which saw her become an important critical voice for her generation. Her high profile in the literary world led to savage satirical portrayals in works by Anthony Trollope, Thomas Hardy and Henry James. This is the most ambitious and substantial scholarly edition of Margaret Oliphant's writings ever undertaken. In six parts and twenty-five volumes all her important fiction plus substantial selections of her criticism and journalism are collected and edited by a prestigious editorial team. The novels contained in Parts V and VI represent some of Margaret Oliphant's most significant work. Darker and more politically motivated than the more comic Chronicles of Carlingford, they show Oliphant at the height of her writing powers. Money, financial crises and social and sexual inequality all feature strongly in these works which find Oliphant sharply critical of materialistic, late-Victorian culture. They mirror her own experiences as a female professional writer having to support her family single-handedly. They also form some of her most popular and enduring works which gained a wide readership through serialization. The significance of Oliphant as a writer can only be fully appreciated by close study of these novels, which bring to completion this major twenty-five-volume scholarly edition.