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Dinah Craik was an English poet and novelist. She is most well known for her 1856 novel 'John Halifax Gentleman' which presented the ideals of middle class life in Victorian England.
Dinah Craik was an English poet and novelist. She is most well known for her 1856 novel 'John Halifax Gentleman' which presented the ideals of middle class life in Victorian England.
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| Title: | Letter from Dinah Craik |
|---|---|
| Description: | Dinah Craik writes to inform the recipient (likely to be Sampson Low) that she is in talks with Harper Publishers in America to publish a book that is the companion to 'A French Country Family'. She also refers to French historian and politician François Guizot and offers to assist in undertaking business with his daughter, writer Henriette Guizot de Witt. Mrs Craik also refers to Alexander Strahan (1833-1918), whose company, located in Ludgate Hill, published the monthly periodical 'Good Words' from 1860. |
| Address: | The Corner House Shortlands Bromley Kent |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 1, 3 pages ; some minor glue seepage. |
| Types of letter: | Discussion of work published or forthcoming, including copyright; Comments about another client, author, artist or work etc. |
| Key works mentioned: | A French Country Family |
| Letter note: | This letter has a related note written by the Reverend Frederick William Low who compiled the volumes in c.1913: "Dinah Mulock (Mrs Craik), authoress of "John Halifax, Gentleman" &c." |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | © National Portrait Gallery London. By Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn albumen cabinet card circa 1885 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
| Identifier: | SL_32 |
