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Dinah Maria Craik (née Mulock)

(1826-1887), Novelist

Sitter in 7 portraits
On the death of her parents, Dinah Craik turned to writing to earn a living. Her earliest work was in genres that could be quickly written and sold: poems and translations for Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, short moral tales for children and stories for monthlies such as Bentley's Miscellany and Fraser's Magazine. Her first novel, The Ogilvies (1849), drew attention for its emotional intensity. Her best-known novel, John Halifax, Gentleman (1856), is the archetypal story of a poor boy who makes good through honesty, initiative and hard work. In addition to novels and short fiction, she published essays, travel narratives, poetry and translations.

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Dinah Maria Craik (née Mulock), by Amelia Robertson Hill (née Paton) - NPG 2544

Dinah Maria Craik (née Mulock)

by Amelia Robertson Hill (née Paton)
pencil, 1845
NPG 2544

Dinah Maria Craik (née Mulock), by Amelia Robertson Hill (née Paton) - NPG 2544a

Dinah Maria Craik (née Mulock)

by Amelia Robertson Hill (née Paton)
pencil and crayon, 1845
NPG 2544a

Dinah Maria Craik (née Mulock), by Sir Hubert von Herkomer - NPG 3304

Dinah Maria Craik (née Mulock)

by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
oil on canvas, 1887
NPG 3304

Dinah Maria Craik (née Mulock), by B. Wollaston - NPG x6999

Dinah Maria Craik (née Mulock)

by B. Wollaston
photogravure, circa 1880
NPG x6999

Dinah Maria Craik (née Mulock), by Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn - NPG x131114

Dinah Maria Craik (née Mulock)

by Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn
albumen cabinet card, circa 1885
NPG x131114

Dinah Maria Craik (née Mulock), by Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn - NPG x19024

Dinah Maria Craik (née Mulock)

by Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn
albumen print mounted on card, circa 1885
NPG x19024

Dinah Maria Craik (née Mulock), by Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn - NPG x9056

Dinah Maria Craik (née Mulock)

by Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn
albumen print, circa 1885
NPG x9056

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