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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 · 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 · Newly discovered letters show that the famous author tried to have his sane wife committed to an asylum so he could marry his mistress. Learn about the shocking details of their separation and the historical context of the time.
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.
Learn about the happy and unhappy years of Charles Dickens' marriage to Catherine Hogarth, and how he met and fell in love with Ellen Ternan. Find out how he tried to explain the separation to the public and how it affected his life and his children.
Feb 20, 2019 · A professor discovered 98 letters that show Charles Dickens tried to have his wife Catherine committed to a lunatic asylum in 1864. The letters also expose Dickens's affair with Ellen Ternan and Catherine's suffering from cancer.
Newly analyzed letters show that Dickens tried to lock his wife away in an asylum after he left her for another woman. The letters also expose his gaslighting and the public backlash he faced for his behavior.
