The House on the Moor, V. 1/3
1861
The House on the Moor, written by Mrs. Oliphant and first published in 1861, is a mid-19th century novel that follows siblings Horace and Susan Scarsdale as they navigate a bleak existence in a remote household on Lanmoth Moor. Their oppressive father, Mr. Scarsdale, casts a shadow over their lives, fostering bitterness in Horace and a stifled sweetness in Susan. The arrival of their uncle, Colonel Edward Sutherland, introduces a potential for warmth and change, contrasting with the siblings' strained family dynamics and hinting at deeper conflicts, including Horace's troubling choices. This novel explores themes of isolation, familial relationships, and the quest for connection amidst despair.
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“What trifling! what folly! what miserable vanity! But it pleased the two wonderfully, who stood there making a little sun-bright group of their own, the old man stooping over the girl, with his tender, indulgent smile, and the girl looking up to him in her unusual flutter of happy spirits. Perhaps it is true, after all, that common, every-day happiness”
— Mrs. Oliphant
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