Welcome to the Essential Novelists book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors. For this book, the literary critic August Nemo has chosen the two most important and meaningful novels of Dinah Craik which are A Romance of John Halifax, Gentleman and Mistress and Maid. Dinah Craik earned her living by writing and believed in greater freedom of opportunity for women, especially those unmarried. Novels selected for this book: - A Romance of John Halifax, Gentleman. - Mistress and Maid. This is one of many books in the series Essential Novelists. If you liked this book, look for the other titles in the series, we are sure you will like some of the authors.