Catherine Louisa Pirkis

Catherine Louisa Pirkis

Catherine Louisa Pirkis (1841 – 4 October 1910) was a British author.

She wrote numerous short stories and 14 novels between 1877 and 1894, and is perhaps best known today for her detective stories featuring "Loveday Brooke", appearing in the Ludgate Magazine in 1894. She moved from writing to animal charity work and, together with her husband, was one of the founders of the National Canine Defence League in 1891.

She is buried in Kensal Green Cemetery.

References

* Patricia Craig and Mary Cadogan, "The lady investigates", Oxford (1981) ISBN 0-19-281938-0
* Hugh Greene (ed.), "Further rivals of Sherlock Holmes: the crooked counties", Penguin (1973) ISBN 0-14-003891-4


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