The Laurel Bush

Dinah Maria Mulock Craik (1826-1887), an English novelist and poet, was a prolific writer who warmly captured the domestic and social issues of Victorian England in her work. Born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Craik penned her first novel 'The Ogilvies' in 1849, thereby embarking on a literary career that spanned almost four decades. She is perhaps best known for her novel 'John Halifax, Gentl...