Kirsteen is the tale of a young woman from an old but impoverished Argyllshire family who escapes her domineering father and seeks her independence. Kirsteen's options appear to be unpaid drudgery at home, or a loveless marriage. Rejecting both, she escapes to London where she makes a living through her own innate craft and skill. Though scorned by her family for choosing to work as a mantua-maker, Kirsteen becomes highly successful in the life she carves out for herself. Kirsteen is a startlingly modern novel whose powerful voice, narrative drive and ironic exposure of injustice and hypocrisy provide a fascinating perspective on women in Victorian society. First published in 1890, and written by Queen Victoria's favourite novelist Margaret Oliphant, Kirsteen is a deep, rich novel by an author at the height of her powers.
| ISBN: | 9780948877995 |
| Publication date: | 15th December 2010 |
| Author: | Oliphant |
| Publisher: | Association for Scottish Literary Studies |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 216 pages |
| Series: | ASLS Annual Volumes Series |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Historical Fiction |