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L. T. Meade

Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Smith.

L. T. Meade was the pseudonym of Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Smith (1844–1914), a prolific Irish writer. She has more than 300 books to her credit, including numerous mystery novels and stories. Her Sorceress of the Strand stories, co-written with her frequent collaborator Robert Eustace (the pen-name of Dr. Eustace Robert Barton, 1854-1943), feature a memorable female villain, Madame Sara. L. T. Meade was also the author of numerous children's books, including her well-known A World of Girls (1886), and was the editor of the popular girls' magazine Atalanta.
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Irish writer, editor

Born 1844
Died 1914

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Irish writer, editor

Born 1844
Died 1914

Subjects

Juvenile fiction, Conduct of life, Fiction, Brothers and sisters, Children, Children's fiction, Children's stories, Christian life, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Friendship, Orphans, Children and death, Detective and mystery stories, Families, Fiction, general, Fiction, thrillers, general, mystery, 823/.8, Adventure stories, Allegories, American Detective and mystery stories, Aunts, Birthdays, Boys, Canadians

Places

England, Ireland, London, Australia, Ballarat, Boscombe Pool, Boscombe Valley, Great Britain, Hatherley Farm, Herefordshire, London (England), Salisbury Plain, Victoria

People

Alice Turner, Ballarat Gang, Charles McCarthy, Harry Scholfield Wristbridge, Inspector Lestrade, James McCarthy, John Bell, John H. Watson, John Turner, Life of three sisters living in a msall English town, Patience Moran, Sherlock Holmes, Supernatural Detective

Time

1890s, Victorian Age

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Alternative names

  • Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Smith
  • L. T. Meade
  • Elizabeth Thomasina Meade
  • L T Meade
  • L T. Meade
  • Lilie Thomas Meade
  • L.T. Meade
  • Mrs. L. T. Meade
  • L. T. 1854-1914 Meade
  • L. T Meade
  • L. T. L. T. Meade
  • L. T. MEADE

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March 13, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
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May 16, 2023 Edited by M C W Added editor's bio note
November 5, 2021 Edited by mheiman merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import