Catherine Smith
Encyclopedia
Catherine Smith was an English
novelist and actress, best known for her Gothic fiction. Almost all that is known of her is that she came from a wealthy family, and had acted at the Haymarket Theatre
in London
.
England
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novelist and actress, best known for her Gothic fiction. Almost all that is known of her is that she came from a wealthy family, and had acted at the Haymarket Theatre
Haymarket Theatre
The Theatre Royal Haymarket is a West End theatre in the Haymarket in the City of Westminster which dates back to 1720, making it the third-oldest London playhouse still in use...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
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Novels
- The Misanthrope Father, or The Guarded Secret (1807)
- The Caledonian Bandit or The Heir of Duncaethal (1811)
- The Castle of Arragon: or, The Banditti of the Forest (1813)
- Barozzi, or The Venetian Sorceress (1815) (Valancourt Books edition ISBN 9780976604877)