Stepney, Catherine (1785–1845)
Stepney, Catherine (1785–1845)
British novelist. Name variations: Lady Catherine or Catharine Stepney; Mrs. Manners. Born Catharine or Catherine Pollok, 1785, in Grittleton, Wiltshire, England; died April 14, 1845, in London, England; dau. of Reverend Thomas Pollok and Susannah (Palmer) Pollok; m. C. Russell Manners; m. Sir Thomas Stepney, 1813 (died 1825); children: 1.
Wrote Gothic novels and novels about nobility, including Castle Nuovier, Or Henry and Adelina (1806), The Lords of Erith (1809), The New Road to Ruin (1833), The Heir-Presumptive (1835), The Courtier's Daughter (1838) and The Three Peers (1841).
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