Jerusalem: The Holy City

Margaret Oliphant viewed Jerusalem as the center of Western culture. The story of Jerusalem is one of the most wonderful in the world besides being of unparalleled importance to the human race.. And when we descend the course of the ages and come to a still more glorious and wonderful history it is Jerusalem still which is the scene both of tragedy and triumph of the greatest and most wonderful life which was ever lived among men she wrote. In her examination of the city she focuses on its people and rich history. She recounts the stories of David Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel and Jesus. This book is addressed only to those for whom the soil of Palestine so fondly and so long known as the Holy Land is peopled with the known and loved the poets and sages and kings with whom we are familiar as with the records of our own lives. MARGARET OLIPHANT (1828-1897) was a prolific versatile Scottish author who supported her family at a time when women rarely made their living through writing. She wrote almost a hundred novels dozens of works of non-fiction almost four hundred articles and numerous short stories.