| Olive (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press) Contributor(s): Craik, Dinah Maria Mulock (Author), Bowers, G. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1406585882 ISBN-13: 9781406585889 Publisher: Dodo Press OUR PRICE: $18.69 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2007 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Dinah Maria Craik, ne Dinah Maria Mulock, also often credited as Miss Mulock (1826-1887) was an English novelist and poet. 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 (1857). She followed this with A Life for a Life (1859), which she considered to be the best of her novels; others were The Ogilvies (1849), Olive (1850), The Head of the Family (1851), Agatha's Husband (1853), Hannah (1871), The Little Lame Prince (1875) and Young Mrs. Jardine (1879). She published some poetry, narratives of tours in Ireland and Cornwall, and A Woman's Thoughts about Women (1858). |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Romance - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.44 lbs) 448 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Dinah Maria Craik, nee Dinah Maria Mulock, also often credited as Miss Mulock (1826-1887) was an English novelist and poet. 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 (1857). She followed this with A Life for a Life (1859), which she considered to be the best of her novels; others were The Ogilvies (1849), Olive (1850), The Head of the Family (1851), Agatha's Husband (1853), Hannah (1871), The Little Lame Prince (1875) and Young Mrs. Jardine (1879). She published some poetry, narratives of tours in Ireland and Cornwall, and A Woman's Thoughts about Women (1858). |
