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This powerful work, the only edition of Olive available, traces its eponymous heroine's progress from her ill-starred birth to maturity as a painter and wife, offering a fascinating study of deformity and race relations.
Crippled Olive Rothesay must not only win her parents'... Read Full Overview

"Puir wee lassie, ye hae a waesome welcome to a waesome warld!" Such was the first greeting ever received by my heroine, Olive Rothesay. However, she would be then entitled neither a heroine nor even "Olive Rothesay," being a small nameless concretion of humanity, in colour and... Read Full Overview

Olive: A Novel is a classic work of literature written by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik and originally published in 1875. The book tells the story of Olive Rothesay, a young woman who is forced to confront the challenges of life as she grows up and faces the realities of the world... Read Full Overview

Olive: A Novel is a classic work of fiction written by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik and first published in 1875. The novel tells the story of Olive Chancellor, a young woman who is passionate about women's rights and education. Olive is determined to make a difference in the world... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: Olive by Maria Dinah Craik

Reproduction of the original: Olive by Maria Dinah Craik

Olive V1 is a novel written by Dinah Maria Craik. The story is set in the mid-19th century and follows the life of a young woman named Olive Rothesay. Olive is the daughter of a wealthy merchant and grows up in a privileged household. However, her life takes a turn for the worse... Read Full Overview

First published in 1850, Olive is a variant on the story of Jane Eyre. The titular character is not an orphan, but she suffers from a physical deformity that acts as a similar social impediment. Olive grows up sheltered, thinking nothing is wrong with her. However when her overprotective... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview