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CATHERINE DORSET THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK THE THREE WISHES

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DORSET, CATHERINE ANN (1750?–1817?), poetess, was the younger daughter of Nicholas Turner, gentleman, of Stoke, near Guildford, and Bignor Park, Sussex. Her mother, Ann, daughter of William Towers, died shortly after her birth (1750?). The care of the child devolved upon an aunt. Her sister was Mrs. Charlotte Smith [q. v.] About 1770 she married Michael Dorset, captain in the army, probably son of Michael Dorset, M.A., incumbent successively of Rustington and Walberton, Sussex. In 1804 some poems by Mrs. Dorset appeared anonymously in her sister's ‘Conversations.’ About 1805 she was left a widow. [more]

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CATHERINE DORSET THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK

OR, THE THREE WISHES. A TALE.

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Catherine Ann Dorset (c. 1753 – (after) 1816) was a children's writer. Catherine Ann(a) Turner was born in Stoke next Guildford and baptised in 1753. Nicholas Turner became a widower after her birth and it is thought that her mother died as a result of the birth. Catherine had a brother, Nicholas, and an elder sister, Charlotte and she became a writer. Her father remarried and she married Captain Michael Dorset who was in the army on 2 June 1779 at St Martin-in-the-Fields in London. When her father died her brother was given the Bignor Park estate and Catherine was given an annuity. However her brother failed to manage his finances and Dorset was amongst his debtors. Dorset took her own brother to court and her husband was awarded the estate. Dorset and her sister lived there until Dorset's daughter's marriage meant that the estate had to be sold. [more]

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Catherine Ann Dorset (William) R The Peacock 'At Home' AND The Butterfly's Ball AND The Fancy Fair]

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Catherine Ann(a) Turner was born in Stoke next Guildford and baptised in 1753. Nicholas Turner became a widower after her birth and it is thought that her mother died as a result of the birth. Catherine had a brother, Nicholas, and an elder sister, Charlotte and she became a writer. Her father remarried and she married Captain Michael Dorset who was in the army on 2 June 1779 at St Martin-in-the-Fields in London. When her father died her brother was given the Bignor Park estate and Catherine was given an annuity. However her brother failed to manage his finances and Dorset was amongst his debtors. Dorset took her own brother to court and her husband was awarded the estate. Dorset and her sister lived there until Dorset's daughter's marriage meant that the estate had to be sold. [more]

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Claus H. Stumpff Späte Vergeltung auf Woodsford Castle

Kriminalerzählung

Mystery & Crime
German
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Sir Anthony Bromfield, Herr auf Woodsford Castle, erwartete anlässlich seines 75. Geburtstags auch seinen jung verheirateten Enkel Samuel samt Ehefrau Catherine. Am Nachmittag sollte im Dining Room die offizielle Ehrung des Jubilars stattfinden. Während die illustren Gäste endlich an der langen Tafel Platz nahmen, geschah ein Mord. Die Geburtstagsparty fand somit ein jähes Ende. Glücklicherweise weilte auch Detective Chief Inspector George Bainbridge unter den Gästen, ein Jugendfreund Sir Anthonys, der sogleich die Ermittlungen aufnahm. [more]

Keywords: C.I.D. Bournemouth, Grafschaft Dorset, England-Krimi, Kriminalerzählung, Detektiv Chief Inspector, Mordfall, Pistole, Geburtstagsparty

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Catherine Ann Turner Dorset The Lion's Masquerade A Sequel to The Peacock at Home

Fiction
English
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Catherine Ann(a) Turner was born in Stoke next Guildford and baptised in 1753. Nicholas Turner became a widower [more]

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