Dinah Craik
Dinah Craik | |
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1887 portrait by Hubert von Herkomer | |
| Born | Dinah Maria Mulock 20 April 1826 Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England |
| Died | 12 October 1887 (aged 61) Shortlands, London, England |
| Other names | Mrs. Craik, Miss Mulock |
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| Spouse |
George Lillie Craik
(m. 1865; died 1887) |
| Children | 1 – Dorothy (adopted daughter) |
Dinah Maria Craik (/kreɪk/; born Dinah Maria Mulock, often credited as Miss Mulock or Mrs. Craik; 20 April 1826 – 12 October 1887) was an English novelist and poet. She is best remembered for her novel, John Halifax, Gentleman, which presents the mid-Victorian ideals of English middle-class life.