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Lifetime: 1826 - 1887 Passed: ≈ 137 years ago

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Dinah Maria Mulock Craik

Books by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik

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Little Lame Prince

Fantasy Fairy Tale Children's Literature
Adventure Children's Literature Throne Royalty Fantasy Magical Fairy Tale Prince Cloak Flying Usurper Godmother Tower Disabled Good vs evil Overcoming adversity

Paralyzed in an accident while a baby, young Prince Dolor is imprisoned in a lonely tower by his usurping uncle. He is visited by his mysterious godmother who provides him with magical gifts, including a travelling cloak that allows him to fly across...

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Adventures of a Brownie as Told to my Child

Fantasy Fairy Tale Children's Literature
Family Children Children's Literature Family Life Magic Fantasy Adventures Folklore Household Fairy Brownie Coal cellar

Adventures of a Brownie follows the life of a brownie who lives in a family's coal cellar and the adventures he gets into with the members of the household. Written by Ancilla

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John Halifax, Gentleman

Romance Fiction Drama Novel
Family Marriage Love Morality Poverty Social Mobility Friendship Success Loss Wealth Victorian era Quakers

John Halifax, Gentleman, published in 1856, is a classic Victorian novel that explores themes of social mobility, love, and the complexities of wealth and poverty. Told from the perspective of Phineas Fletcher, an invalid son of a Quaker tanner, the...

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Olive

Romance Fiction Drama
Family Marriage Love Religion Art Society England Disability Secret Past Victorian era Deformity

Olive, a woman with a physical disability, faces societal expectations and internal struggles regarding her physical differences and romantic prospects. Though ostracized due to her 'deformity', she finds solace in her art, devotion to her mother, an...

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Fairy Book

Fantasy Fairy Tale Children's Literature
Adventure Children's Literature Magic Fantasy Animals Fairy tales Folklore Rumpelstiltskin Princesses Giants Witches Classic stories

This book is a collection of some of the most beloved fairy tales of all time. It includes stories like "Cinderella," "Sleeping Beauty," and "Jack and the Beanstalk." These stories are full of magic, adventure, and excitement, and they are sure to de...

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October

Poetry
Family Love Loss English literature Victorian Poetry Middle-class life

October is an 1858 poem by Victorian poet Dinah Maria Mulock Craik. It is one of her best-known poems and exemplifies her signature style of sentimental domestic realism.