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Dinah Maria Mulock Craik (1826–1887)

Author of The Little Lame Prince

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Works by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik

The Little Lame Prince (1875) 1,038 copies
John Halifax, Gentleman (1856) 281 copies
The Adventures of a Brownie (1900) 150 copies
The Fairy Book (1863) 75 copies
Olive (1705) 37 copies
Fairy Tales from Many Lands (1989) 25 copies
Olive / The Half-Caste (1996) 24 copies
A Noble Life (1866) 18 copies
Agatha's Husband (2008) 12 copies
Mistress and Maid (2004) 10 copies
A Brave Lady (2010) 6 copies
Hannah 6 copies
The Ogilvies 6 copies
Christian's Mistake (2008) 6 copies
A Life for a Life (2004) 5 copies
The Head of the Family (1851) 5 copies
The Half-Caste (2016) 4 copies
Little Sunshine's Holiday (2012) 4 copies
Poems (1884) 3 copies
Two marriages 3 copies
Songs of our youth (1875) 3 copies
John Halifax's Boyhood (1914) 1 copy
Good Words 1873 (1873) 1 copy
Nothing New 1 copy
Romantic Tales (2010) 1 copy

Associated Works

The Oxford Book of Victorian Ghost Stories (1976) — Contributor — 516 copies
The Victorian Fairytale Book (1988) — Contributor — 461 copies
Aurora Leigh [Norton Critical Edition] (1996) — Contributor — 174 copies
The Mammoth Book of Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories (1995) — Contributor — 168 copies
The Virago Book of Victorian Ghost Stories (1988) — Contributor — 133 copies
Poems of Early Childhood (Childcraft) (1923) — Contributor — 118 copies
The Standard Book of British and American Verse (1932) — Contributor — 114 copies
The Mammoth Book of Merlin (2009) — Contributor — 98 copies
Victorian Fairy Tales (2014) — Contributor — 86 copies
Folk and Fairy Tales (Childcraft) (1949) — Contributor — 78 copies
Best in Children's Books 14 (1958) 75 copies
The Merlin Chronicles (1995) — Contributor — 66 copies
The Giant Book of Ghost Stories (1994) — Contributor — 59 copies
The Junior Classics Volume 06: Old-Fashioned Tales (1912) — Contributor — 47 copies
A Book of Princes (1964) — Contributor — 25 copies
Open the Door (1965) — Contributor — 22 copies
Nineteenth-Century Women Poets: An Oxford Anthology (1996) — Contributor — 22 copies
Arthurian Literature by Women: An Anthology (1999) — Contributor — 19 copies
Famous Stories of Five Centuries (1934) — Contributor — 4 copies
An Only Sister (1873) — Editor, some editions — 2 copies

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Other names
Mulock, Dinah Maria (birth name)
Birthdate
1826-04-20
Date of death
1887-10-12
Burial location
Keston, Kent, England, UK
Gender
female
Nationality
UK
Birthplace
Hartshill, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
Place of death
Shortlands, Kent, England, UK
Places of residence
Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK (Birthplace)
London, England, UK
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, UK
Kent, England, UK
Education
Brampton House Academy
Occupations
children's book author
novelist
poet
Relationships
Craik, George Lillie (spouse)
Short biography
Dinah Maria Mulock was born at Hartshill, Stoke-upon-Trent. She wrote poetry from an early age and helped her mother teach in a small school. In 1831 the family went to live at Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire where she attended Brampton House Academy. After the death of her mother, Dinah moved to London, where she continued to study modern and classical languages, drawing and music, and worked on her writing. Her first published work was a poem celebrating the birth of Queen Victoria's daughter Vicky, the Princess Royal, in 1841. She wrote stories and novels for children and her success drew her into London literary circles. Some of her works were signed D.M.M., Miss Mulock, or Mrs. Craik.

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A modern fairy tale, beautiful in spirit and unusual in theme and setting. Relates the story of little Prince Dolor and his magic cloak, telling how, with the help of the fairy who is godmother to all children, he learned to endure affliction with cheerfulness and fortitude, and eventually came into his own.
 
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PlumfieldCH | Mar 13, 2024 |
This book was a 2-day vacation for me.
In the current lockdown situation, it's the best I can hope for.
But... it's pretty good!

With my Kindle in my hand and Google Maps on my laptop, I "traveled" Cornwall right along with Mrs. Craik and savored the bleak and stunning beauty of St. Michael's Mount, "Lizard," Tintagel, and more. In this age of high definition photography and Google Street View, there are worse things than armchair traveling with a witty and thoughtful Victorian lady novelist. I highly recommend the experience, and I will probably try to do it with other Victorian travelogues that I happen upon.

Mrs. Craik, middle-aged at the time of this trip in 1881, has longed to travel to Cornwall for most of her life. Finally she decides to do it, along with two young girls (her daughters?). For two weeks, they scramble along rocky shores, savor ocean sunsets, and eat the most delicious afternoon tea meals, with lots of clotted cream. There's Arthurian myth, there's beautiful landscapes, there's storm and sun, there are lovable hostesses and unfailingly helpful guides. It's a glorious time.

It's a relatively short read, which is good, because you will spend SO much extra time Googling and side-tripping while you read.

Note: This would probably be a 3-star read without the aid of Google Maps :) These are places you really need to have a visual on.
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Alishadt | Feb 25, 2023 |
Hated the narrator on the audio book.
 
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