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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

This novel, published in 1856, was one of the popular and beloved novels in the Victorian era. It is told in the first person by Phineas Fletcher, an invalid son of a Quaker tanner who is presented to us in the beginning as a lonely youth. John Halif...

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Olive

Inspired by Jane Eyre, Dinah Maria Craik's 1850 novel, Olive, was one of the first to feature a disabled central character. 'Slightly deformed' from birth, Olive believes that she will never be able to marry like other women, so she devotes her life...

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Fairy Book

The sleeping beauty in the wood -- Hop-O'-My-Thumb -- Cinderella; or, the little glass slipper -- Adventures of John Dietrich -- Beauty and the Beast -- Little One Eye, Little Two Eyes, and Little Three Eyes -- Jack the giant-killer -- Tom Thumb -- R...

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October

LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of October by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik. This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 6, 2019. ------ Dinah Maria Craik was an English novelist and poet. She is best remembered for her novel John Halif...