Laurence Oliphant (Author), Kartoniert / Broschiert

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Laurence Oliphant (1829 - 23 December 1888) was a British author, international traveller, diplomatist and mystic. Best known for his 1870 satirical novel Piccadilly, he spent a decade in later life under the influence of the spiritualist prophet Thomas Lake Harris. Laurence Oliphant was the son of Sir Anthony Oliphant (1793-1859). At the time of his son's birth, Sir Anthony was attorney-general in Cape Colony, but was soon transferred as Chief Justice to Ceylon. He spent his early childhood in Colombo where his father purchased a home called 'Alcove' in Captains Gardens, subsequently known as Maha Nuge Gardens. Sir Anthony and his son Laurence have been credited with bringing tea to Ceylon and growing 30 tea plants brought over from China - the tea was grown on the Oliphant Estate in Nuwara Eliya. The boy's education was of the most desultory kind, the most successful part belonging to the years 1848 and 1849, when he and his parents went on a tour of Europe.