''Phoebe, Junior: A Last Chronicle of Carlingford'' (also spelled ''Phœbe, Junior'') is an
1876
Events
January–March
* January 1
** The Reichsbank opens in Berlin.
** The Bass Brewery Red Triangle becomes the world's first registered trademark symbol.
* February 2 – The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs i ...
novel by
Margaret Oliphant
Margaret Oliphant Wilson Oliphant (born Margaret Oliphant Wilson; 4 April 1828 – 20 June 1897) was a Scottish novelist and historical writer, who usually wrote as Mrs. Oliphant. Her fictional works cover "domestic realism, the historical nove ...
. It follows the exploits of its heroine, Phoebe Beecham, as she learns the true history of her family history. This novel is the last of the six
Carlingford Chronicles Carlingford may refer to:
Canada
* Carlingford, New Brunswick, Canada, a rural community near the US border
* Carlingford, Ontario, a community in southwestern Ontario, Canada
Ireland
*Carlingford, County Louth, a medieval village in Ireland
* Ca ...
, and is set roughly in the early 1860s to late 1870s. The theme is social status and snobbery, when earlier conventions were challenged by changes in religion and politics in Victorian society. Phoebe Junior was dramatised by BBC Radio Four in 1993.
Adaptations
BBC Radio 4
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produced a four-part radio adaptation first broadcast on 8 May 1994,
dramatized by Elizabeth Proud and featuring
Elizabeth Spriggs
Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to:
People
* Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name)
* Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist
Ships
* HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships
* ''Elisabeth'' (sch ...
as Margaret Oliphant and
Charlotte Attenborough
Charlotte Isabel Attenborough (born 29 June 1959) is a British stage, film and television actress known for her appearances in ''Jane Eyre'' (1996) and ''Jeeves and Wooster'' (1991, 93). She is the daughter of Richard Attenborough and Sheila Sim. ...
as Phoebe, Junior.
References
Further reading
* O'Mealy, Joseph H. (1997). "Rewriting Trollope and Yonge: Mrs. Oliphant's Phoebe Junior and the Realism Wars," ''Texas Studies in Literature and Language,'' Vol. 39, No. 2, pp. 125–138.
External links
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1876 British novels
Scottish novels
Victorian novels
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