In England, a man falls in love with a girl in an old picture, then meets her likeness in an obscure Indian town.
For Croker, see Novel 013 and Novel 073. Like the latter, this has a vivid Indian setting (“A Sketch in the Himalayas” is its subtitle).
“A cheerful temper is better than much gold, and it is far more contagious. Such is the thought suggested by the perusal of A Family Likeness. . . . Mrs. Croker has a style all her own, and has studied her India with map and compass.” The plot “is as clever in its entanglements as is the prose which narrates it in breezy grace.” Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine, December 1892
“As a chronicler of Anglo-Indian life, Mrs. Croker occupies a position by herself. She has her limits, but within these limits rarely fails to achieve success. . . . It is not that she seeks to extenuate the shortcomings of Anglo-Indian society, but rather that she seems to be constitutionally impelled to look on its brighter side. . . . Furthermore, she writes most sympathetically of the natives, and with a keen sense of the glories of the Indian landscape.” Spectator, December 10, 1892
“A Family Likeness is in every way a likeable book, strong in character and incident, brisk in narrative, and not lacking in pleasant humour.” Academy, December 24, 1892
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