Katharine S. Macquoid

Katharine S. Macquoid
BornKatherine Sarah Thomas
26 January 1824
Kentish Town, London, England
DiedJune 1917 (aged 93)
Tooting Commons, London, England
OccupationNovelist; travel writer
NationalityUK
Notable worksPatty
Spouse
Thomas Robert Macquoid
(m. 1851)
ChildrenPercy Macquoid, Gilbert Macquoid
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Katharine Sarah Macquoid (née, Thomas; 26 January 1824 - June 1917) was a British novelist and travel writer, who published over 65 works.[1] In addition to writing books, many of Macquoid's stories were published in magazines,[2] the first story appearing in a publication called Welcome Guest, in 1859.[3] Her first novel, A Bad Beginning: a story of a French marriage (1862), was successful. Probably her best story was Patty (1871).

  1. ^ Whyman 2011, p. 123.
  2. ^ Addison, Oakes & Lawson 1900, p. 677-78.
  3. ^ The Bookseller 1915, p. 1023.