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Dinah Mulock Craik's The Half-Caste concerns the coming-of-age of its title character, the mixed-race Zillah Le Poer, daughter of an English merchant and an Indian princess. Sent back to England as a young girl, Zillah has no knowledge that she is an heiress. She lives with her... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

The Half-Caste: An Old Governess's Tale is a novel written by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik and published in 1897. The story revolves around the life of a young girl named Rosamond, who was born to a British father and an Indian mother. Rosamond's mixed heritage makes her an outcast... Read Full Overview

The Half-Caste: An Old Governess�������s Tale is a novel written by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik and originally published in 1897. The story is set in the mid-19th century and follows the life of a young woman named Lilla, who is the... Read Full Overview