The Athelings; or, the Three Gifts is an absorbing story that revolves around the Atheling family. It focuses mainly on the three young siblings, Agnes, Marion, and Charlie. All three of them have a unique gift that makes them special. Agnes is a prolific writer, Marion has enchanting beauty, and Charlie finds his gift as the story moves forward. The novel is told chiefly from Agnes' point of view. She wrote a novel and found a publisher. Following her book's success, she and Marion get invited into society, which leads to some amusing experiences. On the side plot, Mr. Atheling inherited his aunt's place in the country and found the title questioned by an old enemy, Lord Winterbourne. The author introduces more intriguing characters and storylines after the family moves to the country. Marion and Agnes each have their own complicated love story. The novel is a work of fiction, but the part of the story dealing with Agnes's first novel was inspired by Margaret Oliphant's struggles as a young writer.

Margaret Oliphant's novel 'The Athelings, or The Three Gifts' was originally published in 1856. This early novel centres on the Atheling family, especially on the three young people Agnes, Marion, and Charlie. Each has a special gift: Agnes has genius as a writer, Marion has beauty, and Charlie will find his gift in the course of the story. The novel is told mostly from Agnes' point of view. She has written a novel and found a publisher; and on the heels of her book's modest success, she and Marion are invited into society, which leads to some amusing experiences. Margaret Oliphant was a Scottish novelist and historical writer, who usually wrote as Mrs. Oliphant. During her career she wrote more than 120 works, including novels travelogues, histories and volumes of literary criticism. Two of her better-known fictional works are Miss Marjoribanks (1866) and Phoebe Junior (1876). Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, with a new introductory biography.

"The Athelings, Volume 1" is a thrilling book that Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr wrote. The book is ready the lives of the Atheling brothers, a set of six siblings who lost their mother and father when they were young. The story takes place in England in the center of the 1800s and tells the ride of each sibling, with Lionel Atheling, the oldest brother, getting the maximum attention. Lionel is a skilled artist who has a difficult time making a residing from what he loves. No count number how an awful lot he loves it; he does not want to make it his career. Instead, he'd rather work as a clerk in a bank. While Lionel is becoming increasingly sadder along with his job, he reveals consolation in his artwork and starts offevolved to work on it greater significantly. The book looks at his relationships together with his siblings, which includes his sister Elizabeth, who has decided to marry for cash and status, and with the individuals who help him with his creative projects. The book paints a vivid photograph of the social norms and financial issues of the time, as well as the many ways that they affected the Atheling brothers. The stories of each Atheling sibling display the many social and monetary problems that younger people in England inside the 1800s had to address, including setting professional dreams, finding suitable companions, and making critical contributions to society even as the financial system was awful.

"The Athelings, Volume 3" is a thrilling book that Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr wrote. The book is ready the lives of the Atheling brothers, a set of six siblings who lost their mother and father when they were young. The story takes place in England in the center of the 1800s and tells the ride of each sibling, with Lionel Atheling, the oldest brother, getting the maximum attention. Lionel is a skilled artist who has a difficult time making a residing from what he loves. No count number how an awful lot he loves it; he does not want to make it his career. Instead, he'd rather work as a clerk in a bank. While Lionel is becoming increasingly sadder along with his job, he reveals consolation in his artwork and starts offevolved to work on it greater significantly. The book looks at his relationships together with his siblings, which includes his sister Elizabeth, who has decided to marry for cash and status, and with the individuals who help him with his creative projects. The book paints a vivid photograph of the social norms and financial issues of the time, as well as the many ways that they affected the Atheling brothers. The stories of each Atheling sibling display the many social and monetary problems that younger people in England inside the 1800s had to address, including setting professional dreams, finding suitable companions, and making critical contributions to society even as the financial system was awful.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1857. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.