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Catherine Thomson "Kate" Dickens (née Hogarth; 19 May 1815 – 22 November 1879) was the wife of English novelist Charles Dickens, the mother of his ten children, and a writer of domestic management.
May 19, 2016 · The forgotten wife of Charles Dickens. (Credit: Charles Dickens Museum) Catherine was an author, actress and cook – all of which was eclipsed by her marriage. Lucinda Hawksley,...
Feb 27, 2019 · The dissolution of the 22-year marriage between Charles Dickens and his wife, Catherine Dickens, has been well-documented — as has the famed author’s cruelty towards his wife. But as a slew of newly discovered letters show, Dickens was petty enough during his separation that he went so far as to try to have his sane wife committed to an asylum.
Catherine Dickens. Charles Dickens, young and unattached, was also employed by the Morning Chronicle. His first romantic relationship, with Maria Beadnell, had ended badly. However he was quite recovered and was quickly taken with Catherine. They met in 1834, became engaged in 1835 and were married in April of 1836.
Feb 22, 2019 · Trove of Letters Reveal Charles Dickens Tried to Lock His Wife Away in an Asylum. Catherine’s side of the breakup tale comes back with vengeance thanks to new analysis of 98 previously unseen...
Catherine Thomson ("Kate") Dickens ( née Hogarth; 19 May 1815 – 22 November 1879), the eldest of the ten children of George Hogarth and Georgina Thomson, was born in Edinburgh, then a cultural and literary Mecca justly known as "The Athens of the North." George and Georgina Hogarth, like their eldest daughter, had ten children, including ...
Apr 3, 2016 · Life of Catherine Dickens to be celebrated in new exhibition. Installation at Charles Dickens Museum will overturn accepted narrative to show how wife of Victorian novelist was clever ...
