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He wore Hogarth's ring for the rest of his life, and also requested a locket of her hair. Eight months after Hogarth's death, Charles and Catherine Dickens' second child and first daughter was born. Charles insisted that the child be named Mary, in memory of Hogarth. Inspiration for Dickens characters
After a night's illness, Mary died on the Sunday afternoon. From her lifeless fingers Charles took a ring which he was to wear in memory of her his entire life.
Mary Hogarth. Mary Hogarth was the younger sister of Catherine Dickens, who came to live with the Dickenses when they moved here to 48 Doughty Street in March 1837. Six weeks later, Mary died suddenly, aged just 17. Her death was an enormous shock to both Catherine and Charles.
Oct 11, 2011 · It wasn't just that Dickens requested a lock of Mary's hair, wore for the rest of his life a ring taken from her lifeless hand, or long after her death was "inconsolable" upon realizing that...
After her death, a ring was removed from her finger by Dickens and worn by him in her memory the rest of his life. He also kept a lock of her hair. Her untimely death brought the Dickens' household to a standstill causing him to miss the publication dates for two novels: “The Pickwick Papers” and “Oliver Twist.”
Charles Dickens’s beloved sister-in-law, 17-year-old Mary Hogarth, died suddenly, with no warning, on May 7th, 1837. With untold consequences for his personal life and his art. This Today in London History podcast takes up the tale.
Mary Scott Hogarth (26 October 1819 – 7 May 1837) was the sister of Catherine Dickens ( née Hogarth) and the sister-in-law of Charles Dickens. Hogarth first met Charles Dickens at age 14, and after Dickens married Hogarth's sister Catherine, Mary lived with the couple for a year.
