Project Gutenberg 2005-01-13 Public domain in the USA. 103 Craik, Dinah Maria Mulock 1826 1887 Mulock, Miss Mulock, Dinah Maria Christian's Mistake E-text prepared by Robin Eugene Escovado "Christian's Mistake" by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik is a novel set in the mid-19th century. The story focuses on Christian Oakley, a young woman who finds herself thrust into the role of a wife and stepmother after marrying Dr. Arnold Grey, a widowed university master. As Christian navigates her new life, she grapples with the complexities of her identity, societal expectations, and her relationships with her husband's children, who are initially wary of her. The opening of the novel portrays the moments immediately following Christian's marriage, highlighting her uncertainty and the emotional turmoil that accompanies her new role. As she interacts with Mrs. Ferguson, her former employer, and her new husband, Dr. Grey, Christian's feelings of inadequacy and her desire to meet the expectations of her husband and his children become evident. The narrative captures her internal struggles as she reflects on her past, the weight of her responsibilities, and the challenges posed by Dr. Grey's three children, setting the stage for the unfolding drama of her adjustment to a life that feels both foreign and like a dream. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 446844 2025-07-06T10:45:24.889803 text/html 446728 446654 2024-11-06T14:06:14.815677 2023-09-07T04:33:36.184398 text/html text/html 244027 2025-07-06T10:45:32.575786 application/epub+zip 250708 2025-07-06T10:45:27.732853 application/epub+zip 240491 2025-07-06T10:45:26.605796 application/epub+zip 448784 2025-07-06T10:45:36.310761 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420488 2025-07-06T10:45:31.855791 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393392 2022-09-07T17:47:57.261074 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405973 2025-07-06T10:45:24.444813 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 386223 2024-10-28T21:43:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17053 2025-07-06T10:45:36.433749 application/rdf+xml 14088 2025-07-06T10:45:27.089814 image/jpeg 3508 2025-07-06T10:45:26.847803 image/jpeg 240925 2025-07-06T10:45:24.923850 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia