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Mary Scott Hogarth (26 October 1819 – 7 May 1837) was the sister of Catherine Dickens (née Hogarth) and the sister-in-law of Charles Dickens. Hogarth first met Charles Dickens at age 14, and after Dickens married Hogarth's sister Catherine, Mary lived with the couple for a year.
Mary Hogarth was the younger sister of Catherine Dickens, who came to live with the Dickenses when they moved here to 48 Doughty Street in March 1837. Six weeks later, Mary died suddenly, aged just 17. Her death was an enormous shock to both Catherine and Charles.
For his own, real-world children, Dickens used the name "Mary" for the first girl in the family, born 6 March 1838, just under a year after Mary Scott Hogarth's death. One may argue, as do both Slater and Ackroyd, that Dickens's obsession with his memories of Mary severely limited his capacity to understand and graph the female psyche.
Oct 11, 2011 · But what about the elusive Mary Hogarth? Mary, the younger sister of Catherine, lived with the couple in their happier, early years, and died suddenly, inexplicably, at the age of 17.
Mary Hogarth and The Battle of Life Dilemma: Fidelity in a Dickensian Christmas Book. Dicken's fourth Christmas book, The Battle of Life: A Love Story, of 1846 does not share the enduring popularity of a famous predecessor A Christmas Carol. That much is well known.
Sep 29, 2021 · Dickens’s sister-in-law, Mary Hogarth was seventeen. She was living with Charles and Catherine at the time. Mary was a favorite with the couple and was like a little sister to Charles. On the evening of May 6th Mary went with the couple to the St. James Theatre. Everything seemed fine.
Mary Scott Hogarth (26 October 1819 – 7 May 1837) was the sister of Catherine Dickens ( née Hogarth) and the sister-in-law of Charles Dickens. Hogarth first met Charles Dickens at age 14, and after Dickens married Hogarth's sister Catherine, Mary lived with the couple for a year.
