Laurence Oliphant
Biographic Data
| ID | 1440251 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laurence Oliphant |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laurence |
| FAMILY NAME | Oliphant |
| SIGNATURE | OLIPHANT L |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1883 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's Mission to China and Japan, in the Years 1857, '58, '59
Russian Shores of the Black Sea in the Autumn Of 1852
The Russian Shores of the Black Sea in the Autumn of 1852
The British diplomat and writer Laurence Oliphant (1829–88) was the author of travel diaries and novels, including the very successful Piccadilly (1870). A keen traveller, he worked as a correspondent for The Times during the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1) and served as Secretary to British Diplomat Lord Elgin in Canada, China and Japan. This book is a narrative of the journey Oliphant made to Russia as a young man, with his friend Oswald Smith. It…
Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's Mission to China and Japan, in the Years 1857, '58, '59
In 1857 Laurence Oliphant (1829–88), lawyer, journalist, diplomat, and sometime spy, later Liberal MP, satirical novelist, and, for a time, adherent of the religious mystic Thomas Harris, became private secretary to Lord Elgin (1811–63), accompanying him to China, and thence to Japan, on a mission to protect and extend British trading interests in the region. Oliphant's 1859 account of the trip was published in two volumes. Volume 1 deals with th…
Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's Mission to China and Japan, in the Years 1857, '58, '59
In 1857 Laurence Oliphant (1829–88), lawyer, journalist, diplomat and sometime spy, later Liberal MP, satirical novelist, and, for a time, adherent of the religious mystic Thomas Harris, became private secretary to Lord Elgin (1811–63), accompanying him to China, and thence to Japan, on a mission to protect and extend British trading interests in the region. Oliphant's 1859 account of the trip was published in two volumes. Volume 2 deals with the…
Minnesota and the Far West
Laurence Oliphant (1829–88) was a much-travelled British diplomat and writer. In the mid-nineteenth century, between two stints in the Caucasus, he spent several years in North America, helped Lord Elgin negotiate a trade treaty between Canada and the US, and was for a time Superintendent-General for Indian Affairs in Canada. In this book, first published in 1855, Oliphant expresses his enthusiasm for the rapid development in the American West th…
Haifa, or Life in Modern Palestine
Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's Mission to China and Japan in the Years 1857, '58, '59
Elgin's Mission to China and Japan
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New Discoveries
Excavations on Carmel
Notes on a Tomb Opened at Jebata, and on Monuments Found at Nablous
(1885). Notes on a Tomb Opened at Jebata, and on Monuments Found at Nablous. Palestine Exploration Quarterly: Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 94-97
Round Mount Carmel
Explorations North-East of Lake Tiberias, and in Jaulan
(1885). Explorations North-East of Lake Tiberias, and in Jaulan. Palestine Exploration Quarterly: Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 82-93
The Slopes of Carmel
(1883). The Slopes of Carmel. Palestine Exploration Quarterly: Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 120-121
The Slopes of Carmel
(1883). The Slopes of Carmel. Palestine Exploration Quarterly: Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 120-121
Notes on a Tomb Opened at Jebata, and on Monuments Found at Nablous
(1885). Notes on a Tomb Opened at Jebata, and on Monuments Found at Nablous. Palestine Exploration Quarterly: Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 94-97
Round Mount Carmel
Explorations North-East of Lake Tiberias, and in Jaulan
(1885). Explorations North-East of Lake Tiberias, and in Jaulan. Palestine Exploration Quarterly: Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 82-93
New Discoveries
Excavations on Carmel
Note
Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's Mission to China and Japan in the Years 1857, '58, '59
Elgin's Mission to China and Japan
Haifa, or Life in Modern Palestine
Minnesota and the Far West
Laurence Oliphant (1829–88) was a much-travelled British diplomat and writer. In the mid-nineteenth century, between two stints in the Caucasus, he spent several years in North America, helped Lord Elgin negotiate a trade treaty between Canada and the US, and was for a time Superintendent-General for Indian Affairs in Canada. In this book, first published in 1855, Oliphant expresses his enthusiasm for the rapid development in the American West th…
The Russian Shores of the Black Sea in the Autumn of 1852
The British diplomat and writer Laurence Oliphant (1829–88) was the author of travel diaries and novels, including the very successful Piccadilly (1870). A keen traveller, he worked as a correspondent for The Times during the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1) and served as Secretary to British Diplomat Lord Elgin in Canada, China and Japan. This book is a narrative of the journey Oliphant made to Russia as a young man, with his friend Oswald Smith. It…
Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's Mission to China and Japan, in the Years 1857, '58, '59
In 1857 Laurence Oliphant (1829–88), lawyer, journalist, diplomat, and sometime spy, later Liberal MP, satirical novelist, and, for a time, adherent of the religious mystic Thomas Harris, became private secretary to Lord Elgin (1811–63), accompanying him to China, and thence to Japan, on a mission to protect and extend British trading interests in the region. Oliphant's 1859 account of the trip was published in two volumes. Volume 1 deals with th…
Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's Mission to China and Japan, in the Years 1857, '58, '59
In 1857 Laurence Oliphant (1829–88), lawyer, journalist, diplomat and sometime spy, later Liberal MP, satirical novelist, and, for a time, adherent of the religious mystic Thomas Harris, became private secretary to Lord Elgin (1811–63), accompanying him to China, and thence to Japan, on a mission to protect and extend British trading interests in the region. Oliphant's 1859 account of the trip was published in two volumes. Volume 2 deals with the…
Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's Mission to China and Japan, in the Years 1857, '58, '59
Russian Shores of the Black Sea in the Autumn Of 1852
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