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Dinah Craik
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British novelist and poet (1826–1887)
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Dinah Maria Mulock, known by the pseudonym Dinah Craik, was a British writer, novelist, poet, and essayist. Born in Stoke-on-Trent in 1826, she wrote in English and was also fluent in Italian, Latin, and Greek. Her notable work includes the book *A Woman's Thoughts about Women*. She was educated at Bedford College and her archives are held at the Harry Ransom Center.
Mulock died of heart failure in Shortlands in 1887. Her death is classified as resulting from natural causes. She was a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Her life and work have been described in sources such as the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, *The Nuttall Encyclopædia*, and the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition.
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Key facts
- Born
- Dinah Maria Mulock , ( 1826-04-20 ) 20 April 1826, Stoke-on-Trent , Staffordshire , England
- Died
- 12 October 1887 (1887-10-12) (aged 61), Shortlands, London , England
- Other names
- Mrs. Craik, Miss Mulock
- Occupations
- Novelist poet
- Spouse
- George Lillie Craik ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1865 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Place of death
- Shortlands
- Occupation
- children's writer
- Educated at
- Bedford College
- Languages spoken
- Greek
- Field of work
- essay
- Image
- Dinah Maria Craik (née Mulock) by Sir Hubert von Herkomer.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1826-01-01
- date of death
- 1887-01-01
- Commons category
- Dinah Maria Craik
- birth name
- Dinah Maria Mulock
- Commons Creator page
- Dinah Maria Craik
- cause of death
- heart failure
- writing language
- English language
- archives at
- Harry Ransom Center
- P8168
- Nicole Duclos
- pseudonym
- Miss Mulock
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Works in European collections
8 objects attributed to Dinah Craik, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Dinah Maria Craik (/kreɪk/; born Dinah Maria Mulock, often credited as Miss Mulock or Mrs. Craik; 20 April 1826 – 12 October 1887) was an English novelist and poet. She wrote the novel, John Halifax, Gentleman, which presents the mid-Victorian ideals of English middle-class life.
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