Caroline Leigh Gascoigne (gas-koin′; née, Smith; 2 May 1813 – 11 June 1883) was a 19th-century English poet and novelist. She published Temptation (1839), Evelyn Harcourt (1842), Dr. Harold's Note-Book (1869), and other works in prose and verse.[1]
Caroline Leigh Gascoigne | |
|---|---|
| Born | Caroline Leigh Smith 2 May 1813 London, England |
| Died | 11 June 1883 |
| Occupation | poet, novelist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse |
Ernest Frederick Gascoigne
(m. 1834) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents | John Smith |
| Relatives |
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Biography
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Caroline Leigh Smith was born 2 May 1813 in London, England. She was the daughter of MP John Smith, and his third wife Emma Leigh. Her early years were spent at her father's estate, Dale Park in Sussex.[2] Her father was a rich banker but he was accidentally poisoned by his nearly-blind wife, who gave him an overdose of laudanum.[3] Her elder half brothers were the MPs John Abel Smith and Martin Tucker Smith.[4]
Gascoigne began writing fiction and poetry at an early age. In 1834, she married Lt.Col. (later, General) Ernest Frederick Gascoigne, MP for Liverpool, and there were three children from this union.[2]
Caroline Leigh Gascoigne died on 11 June 1883.[5]
Selected works
editPoems
edit- Belgravia (1851)
- Recollections of the Crystal Palace (1852)
- England's Heroes! (1855)
Novels
edit- Temptation, or, a wife's perils (1839)
- The school for wives (1839)
- Evelyn Harcourt (1842)
- Spencer's Cross Manor House, a tale for young people (1852)
- The Next Door Neighbours (1855)
- Doctor Harold (1865)
Short stories
edit- My aunt Prue's railway journey (1865)
- Dr. Harold's Note-Book (1869)
- In Memoriam (of General E. F. Gascoigne). (1878)
Gallery
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"Belgravia" -
"Doctor Harold" -
"Temptation, or, A wife's perils" -
"The next-door neighbours" -
"Dr. Harold's Note-book" -
"The school for wives"
References
edit- ^ Thomas 1915, p. 1080.
- ^ a b "Author Information At the Circulating Library". At the Circulating Library. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ History Archived 15 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Parks and Gardens, Retrieved 16 April 2017
- ^ Jacob M. Price, ‘Smith, John Abel (1802–1871)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 16 April 2017
- ^ Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4. Auflage von 1888 bis 1890 (in German)
Bibliography
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Thomas, Joseph (1915). Lippincott's Pronouncing Dictionary of Biography and Mythology (Public domain ed.). J. B. Lippincott Company.
