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Dinah Maria Mulock Craik

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born

April 20, 1826 in Stoke-on-Trent, The United Kingdom

died

October 12, 1887

gender

female

genre

Literature & Fiction

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Dinah Maria Craik (born Dinah Maria Mulock, also often credited as Miss Mulock or Mrs. Craik) was an English novelist and poet. She was born at Stoke-on-Trent and brought up in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.

After the death of her mother in 1845, Dinah Maria Mulock settled in London about 1846. She was determined to obtain a livelihood by her pen, and, beginning with fiction for children, advanced steadily until placed in the front rank of the women novelists of her day. She is best known for the novel John Halifax, Gentleman (1856). She followed this with A Life for a Life (1859), which she considered to be the best of her novels, and several other works. She also published some poetry, narratives of tours in Ireland and Cornwall, and...more

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Books by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik

Average rating: 3.74 · 410 ratings · 63 reviews · 115 distinct works

	The Little Lame Prince 376 avg rating — 291 ratings — published 1874 — 72 editions	My rating:
	The Little Lame Prince and the Adventures of a Brownie 412 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1948 — 3 editions	My rating:
	John Halifax, Gentleman 364 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1856 — 37 editions	My rating:
	The Adventures of a Brownie 384 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1872 — 21 editions	My rating:
	Olive by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik, Dinah Craik Mulock 385 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1850 — 16 editions	My rating:
	Companion Library: The Little Lame Prince / The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik, Howard Pyle 420 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1965 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Mistress And Maid 250 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1863 — 10 editions	My rating:
	An Unsentimental Journey through Cornwall by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik, Charles Thomas (Foreword by), Melissa Hardie (Memoir by) 500 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1988 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Fairy Book 400 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1980 — 19 editions	My rating:
	The Head of the Family, by the Author of 'Olive'. 400 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009 — 2 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik

“Oh, the comfort — the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person — having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with the breath of kindness blow the rest away.”
― Dinah Maria Mulock Craik, A Life for a Life

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“Oh the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are -- chaff and grain together -- certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and with the breath of kindness blow the rest away.”
― Dinah Maria Mulock Craik, A Life for a Life

tags: communication , relationships

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“But oh! the blessing it is to have a friend to whom one can speak fearlessly on any subject; with whom one's deepest as well as one's most foolish thoughts come out simply and safely. Oh, the comfort - the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person - having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with the breath of kindness blow the rest away.”
― Dinah Maria Mulock Craik

tags: blessing , comfort , fearless , friend , friendship

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