Margaret Oliphant - The Makers of Modern Rome, in Four Books: The Once Capital of the World, the Supreme and Eternal City

The life of Margaret Oliphant Wilson is marked by both literary achievement and profound personal tragedy. After publishing her first novel in 1849, she established a successful writing career, even as she faced the heartbreaking loss of three of her six children and her husband to tuberculosis. Despite these challenges, she continued to write prolifically to support her family. Her later years were overshadowed by the deaths of her remaining children, leading to a decline in her health and spirit. She passed away in 1897 and is buried beside her sons in Eton.