BROWNLOWS. A Novel. BY MRS. OLIPHANT, AUTHOR OF “AGNES,” “MADONNA MARY,” “THE LAIRD OF NORLAW,” “THE DAYS OF MY LIFE,” “CHRONICLES OF CARLINGFORD,” “LIFE OF EDWARD IRVING,” &c. NEW YORK: HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS, FRANKLIN SQUARE. 1868. BY MRS. OLIPHANT. BROWNLOWS. A Novel. 8vo, Paper. THE LIFE OF EDWARD IRVING, Minister of the National Scotch Church, London. Illustrated by his Journals and Correspondence. 8vo, Cloth, $3 50. MADONNA MARY. A Novel. 8vo, Paper, 50 cents. MISS MARJORIBANKS. A Novel. 8vo, Paper, 50 cents. AGNES. A Novel. 8vo, Paper, 75 cents. THE DAYS OF MY LIFE. An Autobiography. A Novel. 12mo, Cloth, $1 50. THE LAIRD OF NORLAW. A Scottish Story. 12mo, Cloth, $1 50. THE LAST OF THE MORTIMERS. A Story in Two Voices. 12mo, Cloth, $1 50. THE HOUSE ON THE MOOR. A Novel. 12mo, Cloth, $1 50. LUCY CROFTON. A Novel. 12mo, Cloth, $1 50. A SON OF THE SOIL. A Novel. 8vo, Cloth, $1 50; Paper, $1 00. CHRONICLES OF CARLINGFORD. A Novel. 8vo, Cloth, $1 75; Paper, $1 25. THE PERPETUAL CURATE. A Novel. 8vo, Cloth, $1 50; Paper, $1 00. THE ATHELINGS; or, The Three Gifts. A Novel. 8vo, Paper, 75 cents. KATIE STEWART. A True Story. 8vo, Paper, 25 cents. THE QUIET HEART. A Novel. 8vo, Paper, 25 cents. That the authoress of the “Chronicles of Carlingford” is entitled to a prominent position in the upper chamber of modern novelists, none will be inclined to dispute who have been fascinated by that delightful series.--_London Reader._ Mrs. Oliphant’s books are always characterized by thought and earnestness--some purpose making itself manifest in them beyond that of merely striking the fancy of her readers, or gaining their attention for a moment.--_London Review._ Some writers seem to have no power of growth; they reproduce themselves with more or less success. But others improve instead of deteriorating. There is no living novelist in whom this improvement is so marked as Mrs. Oliphant.--_London Press._ PUBLISHED BY HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK. BROWNLOWS. CHAPTER I. MR. BROWNLOW’S MONEY.