Laurence Oliphant
Laurence Oliphant, a Member of Parliament, was a South African-born British author, traveller, diplomat, British intelligence agent, Christian mystic, and Christian Zionist. His best known book in his lifetime was a satirical novel, Piccadilly (1870). More heed has gone since to his plan for Jewish farming communities in the Holy Land, The Land of Gilead. Oliphant was a UK Member of Parliament for Stirling Burghs.
Haifa; or, Life in modern Palestine
Embark on a 19th-century exploration of Palestine through a Westerner's eyes, where ancient ruins meet a changing society.
By Laurence Oliphant
Fashionable Philosophy, and Other Sketches
In a world of high society, drawing-room discussions reveal the hilarious search for meaning amid a changing moral landscape.
By Laurence Oliphant
Piccadilly: A Fragment of Contemporary Biography
Amidst fashionable society, a man plans to expose the follies of civilization, but is sidetracked by love.
By Laurence Oliphant
A Journey to Katmandu (the Capital of Napaul), with the Camp of Jung Bahadoor Including a Sketch of the Nepaulese Ambassador at Home
Experience a historical voyage through Nepal and India with a Nepaulese ambassador as the author explores culture, geography, and society.
By Laurence Oliphant