In this moving biography, Margaret Oliphant offers a detailed portrait of her brother Laurence, a Victorian adventurer and spiritual seeker, and his wife Alice, a talented artist and writer. Drawing on personal letters, diaries, and other primary sources, Oliphant provides a richly detailed account of her subjects' lives, from their privileged upbringing in Scotland to their travels around the world and their involvement in various spiritual and occult movements. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the fascinating and often tumultuous world of Victorian culture and society. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.