“She never posed as a brilliant, impassioned writer of stories which tell of wrongs, or crimes, or great mental conflicts. In her novels there is no dissection of character, no probing into the moral struggles of the human creature. Her teaching holds high the standard of duty, patience, and the unquestioning belief that all that God wills is well.” — Mrs. Parr (1897)
Biographical Materials
Genres
Plot & structure
Plot & structure
- The portrayal of men is not this author's strong point
- maddening forbearance and self-abnegation of the protagonist in Christian's Mistake
Theme & subject
- A vehement abhorrence of capital punishment
- Hannah advocates for marriage with a deceased wife's sister
Gender Matters
Literary Relations
Resources
- Dinah Mulock Craik by Sally Mitchell (1983) — full text in the Victorian Web
- “Dinah Mulock (Mrs. Craik)” by Mrs. Parr
Last modified 10 July 2014