Publisher's Synopsis
""Old Lady Mary"" is a novel written by Margaret Oliphant, a renowned Scottish author. The book tells the story of Mary Marston, an elderly woman who has lived a long and fulfilling life. Mary is a kind and generous person, loved by everyone in her community. She spends her days visiting the sick and the poor, and helping those in need.As the story progresses, we learn more about Mary's past. She was once married to a man who was unfaithful to her, and she was left to raise their children on her own. Despite this hardship, Mary remained strong and continued to help others.The novel explores themes of love, loss, and redemption. It also touches on the importance of community and the power of forgiveness. Through Mary's story, we see how a life lived with kindness and compassion can have a profound impact on those around us.Overall, ""Old Lady Mary"" is a heartwarming and inspiring story that will leave readers feeling uplifted and inspired.And there came into her heart a longing to fly, to get home, to be back in the land where her fellows were, and her appointed place. A child lost, how pitiful that is! without power to reason and divine how help will come; but a soul lost, outside of one method of existence, withdrawn from the other, knowing no way to retrace its steps, nor how help can come! There had been no bitterness in passing from earth to the land where she had gone; but now there came upon her soul, in all the power of her new faculties, the bitterness of death. The place which was hers she had forsaken and left, and the place that had been hers knew her no more.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.