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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.
- Wife of English novelist Charles Dickens
- Georgina Hogarth (sister)
- Catherine Thomson Hogarth, 19 May 1815, Edinburgh, Scotland
May 19, 2016 · Catherine was an author, actress and cook – all of which was eclipsed by her marriage. Lucinda Hawksley, Catherine’s great-great-great-granddaughter, explores who she really was.
Feb 27, 2019 · A recently discovered trove of letters reveals that Charles tried to institutionalize his wife Catherine Dickens for no medical reason. Dickens had begun an affair with an 18-year-old actress and separated from his wife when he attempted to have her institutionalized as a 'lunatic'.
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Learn about the unhappy and turbulent marriage of Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine Hogarth, from their engagement in 1835 to their separation in 1858. Find out how their relationship was affected by his affairs, children, and family issues. Discover how Catherine Hogarth died in 1879 after a long and sad life.
Learn about Catherine Dickens (née Hogarth), the eldest daughter of a Scottish music critic and editor, who married Charles Dickens in 1836 and had ten children with him. Explore her early life, marriage, estrangement, and death, as well as her relationship with her famous husband and his works.
Feb 22, 2019 · Scholars have long known that Charles Dickens was cruel to his wife, Catherine, but now new analysis of 98 letters reveals he tried to lock her in an asylum. The letters, unearthed by a professor of 19th-century fiction, show how he gaslighted her as they separated and how she died in 1879.
Apr 3, 2016 · Installation at Charles Dickens Museum will overturn accepted narrative to show how wife of Victorian novelist was clever, affectionate and gifted at music.
