Catherine Louisa Pirkis
Catherine Louisa Pirkis
1839 – 19108
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Catherine Louisa Pirkis was born in London, the daughter of Lewis Stephens Lyne, an accountant and comptroller-general of Inland Revenue. In 1872, at the age of 33, Pirkis married Frederick Edward Pirkis, fleet-paymaster for the Royal Navy, and the couple moved often. They had a daughter (born 1874 …
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ClassicsMysteryFictionCrimeHistorical Fiction
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Catherine Louisa Pirkis is primarily recognized for her pioneering work in detective fiction, particularly for creating one of the earliest female detectives in literature, Loveday Brooke.