Mrs. Craik [Dinah Maria Mulock Craik] — John Halifax Gentleman

London, George Routledge & Sons, 1898. Leather. A smartly bound copy of this historical novel set during the British Industrial Revolution from Mrs. Craik. With a frontispiece. Set during the British Industrial Revolution, the story is narrated by Phineas, a friend of the central character John Halifax. Halifax is an orphan, taken in by a tanner, who is determined to make his way in the world through honest hard work. Written by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik, an English novelist and poet best remembered for this novel which presents the mid-Victorian ideals of English middle-class life. Dated from the University of Cambridge Libraries. Bound in half crushed morocco with blue cloth boards. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with light age toning and the odd small spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .