{"product_id":"the-half-caste-dinah-mulock-craik-9781554812752","title":"The Half-Caste","description":"\u003cp\u003eDinah Mulock Craik's \u003cem\u003eThe Half-Caste\u003c\/em\u003e 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 uncle Le Poer, his wife, and two daughters, and is treated as little more than a servant in the household. Zillah's situation is gradually improved when Cassandra Pryor is employed as a governess to the Le Poer daughters and takes an interest in the mysterious \"cousin.\" Craik explores issues of gender, race, and empire in the Victorian period in this compact and gripping novella. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlong with a newly-annotated text, this Broadview edition includes a critical introduction that discusses Craik's involvement with contemporary racial and imperialist attitudes, her place within the broader genre of Anglo-Indian fiction, and the importance of Zillah Le Poer as a positive symbol of empire. The edition is also enriched with relevant contemporary contextual material, including Dinah Mulock Craik's writing on gender and female employment, British views on the biracial Eurasian community in India, and writings on the Victorian governess. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dinah Mulock Craik\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1554812755\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781554812752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Broadview Press Inc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.40d","brand":"Dinah Mulock Craik","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44042375889151,"sku":"9781554812752","price":23.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4edb6aca-3026-458e-8d95-14ad310037a5.jpg?v=1684961147","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-half-caste-dinah-mulock-craik-9781554812752","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}