Dinah Maria Mulock Craik (1826–1887)
Author of The Little Lame Prince
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Works by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
Hannah 8 copies
The Ogilvies 6 copies
My Mother and I: A Girl's Love Story 5 copies
Young Mrs. Jardine 5 copies
Two marriages 4 copies
The woman's kingdom. A love story 3 copies
An Unknown Country 3 copies
Studies from life 3 copies
Fairy book 3 copies
Alice Learmont; or, A mother's love 2 copies
The Little Lame Prince 2 copies
Miss Tommy : a mediaeval romance 2 copies
Hop-o'-my thumb, and other stories 2 copies
The head of the family 1 copy
Hverdagshistorier 1 copy
Nothing New 1 copy
Merlin and Tom Thumb 1 copy
John Halifax Gentleman 1 copy
A Hero and Other Tales 1 copy
Stories for Children Part- I 1 copy
Stories of Romance 1 copy
A Low Marriage 1 copy
Nothing new. Tales 1 copy
The head of the family 1 copy
Christina Rossetti: 'Maude' and Dinah Mulock Craik: 'On Sisterhoods' and 'A Woman's Thoughts About Women' (Women's Classics Series) — Author — 1 copy
Lord Erlistoun 1 copy
Associated Works
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 4th Edition, Volume 2 (1979) — Contributor — 269 copies, 1 review
The Mammoth Book of Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories (1995) — Contributor — 174 copies, 4 reviews
Companion Library: The Little Lame Prince / The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (1874) 116 copies, 1 review
The Dedalus Book of British Fantasy: 19th Century (European Literary Fantasy Anthologies) (1991) — Contributor — 47 copies
Enchanted Ideologies: A Collection of Rediscovered Nineteenth-Century English Moral Fairy Tales (2010) — Contributor — 6 copies
Ugoszczone Duchy 1 copy
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- Other names
- Mulock, Dinah Maria (birth name)
- Birthdate
- 1826-04-20
- Date of death
- 1887-10-12
- Gender
- female
- Education
- Brampton House Academy
- Occupations
- children's book author
novelist
poet - Relationships
- Craik, George Lillie (spouse)
Barry, John Arthur (nibling) - 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.
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Hartshill, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK (Birthplace)
London, England, UK
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, UK
Kent, England, UK - Place of death
- Shortlands, Kent, England, UK
- Burial location
- Keston, Kent, England, UK
- Map Location
- England, UK
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The Little Lame Prince And His Traveling Cloak: A Parable For Young And Old (1875) by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
I would've liked this better if the narrative voice was a little less intrusive. The narrator/author tells us that this originated as an oral bedtime story for her daughter, and the style very much reflects that. It actually reminded me quite a lot of the episodic tales that my mother told me as a very small child. That made be feel warmly toward the story in general, but as an adult, I still found it a bit... hmm, not quite condescending, but perhaps a bit too... instructive?
The prince of show more the story is orphaned in infancy, and worse, partially paralyzed due to an accident. His uncle seizes his rightful throne, and has the boy imprisoned in a remote tower, with only a criminal nursemaid for company. But what no one knows about is the boy's (fairy?) godmother, who gifts him with a magic traveling cloak and some words of wisdom.
His cloak (a symbol for the power of imagination?) allows him to learn about the world, to such a degree that when the time comes for him to claim his rightful place as a just ruler, he is able to rise to the occasion... show less
The prince of show more the story is orphaned in infancy, and worse, partially paralyzed due to an accident. His uncle seizes his rightful throne, and has the boy imprisoned in a remote tower, with only a criminal nursemaid for company. But what no one knows about is the boy's (fairy?) godmother, who gifts him with a magic traveling cloak and some words of wisdom.
His cloak (a symbol for the power of imagination?) allows him to learn about the world, to such a degree that when the time comes for him to claim his rightful place as a just ruler, he is able to rise to the occasion... show less
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 show more 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. show less
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 show more 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. show less
What a wonderful book to read after some of the more modern stuff I had picked up. Great atmosphere, terrific characters, lovely sense of place. I appreciated the growth of the folks in this book. There were some things about class that I didn't quite understand, but found that a learning experience of Britain at that time. Fascinating. I will look for more by Mrs Craik.
Quality chick-lit at the level of minor Jane Austin, this novel is an alternating hers/his journals and letters which unfold a romance covering for arguments for anti capital punishment, prison reform and New Testament over Old Testament theology . The subtlety may have been better than that of contemporaneous Dickens.
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