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"Little Sunshine's Holiday: A Picture from Life" by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik "Little Sunshine's Holiday: A Picture from Life" by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik is a charming and heartwarming story that follows the delightful adventures of Little Sunshine as she embarks on a much-anticipated holiday. This enchanting tale captures the innocence and joy of childhood, bringing to life the experiences and discoveries that make a holiday special. Craik’s vivid storytelling and gentle prose create a nostalgic and engaging narrative that resonates with readers of all ages. Through Little Sunshine’s journey, the book explores themes of family, friendship, and the simple pleasures of life, making it a delightful read for young children and their families. "Little Sunshine's Holiday" is a treasured addition to classic children's literature, offering a timeless story that celebrates the beauty of childhood and the joy of exploring new experiences.

When novelist Dinah Craik (1826–87) died, expressions of grief came from Lord Alfred Tennyson, Matthew Arnold, Robert Browning, T.H. Huxley, and James Russell Lowell, among others, and even Queen Victoria picked up her pen to offer her consolation to the widower. Despite Craik’s enormous popularity throughout a literary career that spanned forty years, she is now all but forgotten. Yet, in an otherwise respectable life bookended by scandal, this was precisely the way that she wanted it. Victorian Bestseller is the first book to relate the story of Dinah Craik’s remarkable life. Combining extensive archival work with theoretical work in disability studies and the professionalization of women’s authorship, Karen Bourrier engagingly traces the contours of this author’s life. Craik, who wrote extensively about disability in her work, was no stranger to it in her personal and professional life, marked by experiences of mental and physical disability, and the ebb and flow of health. Following scholarship in the ethics of care and disability studies, the book posits Craik as an interdependent subject, placing her within a network of writers, publishers, editors and artists, friends, and family members. Victorian Bestseller also traces the conditions in the material history of the book that allowed Victorian women writers’ careers to flourish. In doing so, the biography connects corporeality, gender, and the material history of the book to the professionalization of Victorian women’s authorship.