Oldham Or Beside All Waters is a novel written by Lucy Ellen Guernsey and published in 1885. The story is set in the small town of Oldham, where the main character, Mary, lives with her family. Mary is a young woman who is struggling to find her place in the world and to reconcile her desires with the expectations of her family and society. She is torn between her love for a local farmer, John, and her duty to marry a wealthy man chosen by her father...