CHAPTER I.
She was a rather tall, awkward, and strongly-built
girl of about fifteen. This was the first impression
the “maid” gave to her “mistresses,”
the Misses Leaf, w...
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Dinah Maria Craik, born Mulock, was a novelist who occasionally expressed herself in verse. Somewhat lacking in imaginative perception of experience and overburdened with presumed loftiness of sentime...
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The literary opus of Dinah Maria Craik has come to be regarded as a significant reflection of Victorian expectations and values. Her children's books are important explorations of the sentiments of th...
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Mistress and Maid
Dinah Maria (Mulock) Craik