Katharine S. Macquoid | |
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Born | Katherine Sarah Thomas 26 January 1824 Kentish Town, London, England |
Died | June 1917 (aged 93) Tooting Commons, London, England |
Occupation | Novelist; travel writer |
Nationality | UK |
Notable works | Patty |
Spouse |
Thomas Robert Macquoid
(m. 1851) |
Children | Percy 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).