Chapter 1.
It was a very ugly bush indeed; that is, so far as
any thing in nature can be really ugly. It was
lopsided—­having on the one hand a stunted
stump or two, while on the othe...
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Dinah Maria Craik, born Mulock, was a novelist who occasionally expressed herself in verse. Somewhat lacking in imaginative perception of experience and overburdened with presumed loftiness of sentime...
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The literary opus of Dinah Maria Craik has come to be regarded as a significant reflection of Victorian expectations and values. Her children's books are important explorations of the sentiments of th...
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The Laurel Bush
Dinah Maria (Mulock) Craik