Description: Item in good condition, wear appropriate with age. See pics! John Halifax, Gentleman is a novel by Dinah Craik, first published in 1856. The action is centred on the town of Tewkesbury, scarcely disguised by the fictional name Norton Bury, in Gloucestershire. The story is narrated by Phineas, a friend of the central character. John Halifax is an orphan, determined to make his way in the world through honest hard work. He is taken in by a tanner, Abel Fletcher, who is a Quaker, and thus meets Phineas, who is Abel's son. John eventually achieves success in business and love, and becomes a wealthy man.A photographic postcard, probably from the early 20th century, depicts Dunkirk Mills, Inchbrook, near Nailsworth and Stroud, Gloucestershire, stating it was the "original Mills of 'John Halifax Gentleman'".A discussion on a Stroud Fakebook page suggests that Enderley and the cottage were modelled on an area near Avening.
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Location: Lexington, Kentucky
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Place of Publication: New York
Language: English
Illustrator: Augustus Hoppin
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Author: Dinah Craik
Publisher: Haper & Brothers
Topic: Classics
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1868
