Mary Hogarth Mary Hogarth Mary Scott Hogarth (26 October 1819 – 7 May 1837) was the sister of Catherine Dickens ( Hogarth) and the sister-in-law of Charles Dickens. Hogarth first met Charles Dickens aged 14, and after Dickens married Hogarth's sister Catherine, Mary lived with the couple for a year. Hogarth died suddenly in 1837, which caused Dickens to miss the publication dates for two novels: "The Pickwick Papers" and "Oliver Twist". Hogarth later became the inspiration for a number of characters in Dickens novels, including Rose Maylie in "Oliver Twist" and Little Nell in "The Old Curiosity Shop". Charles and Catherine
Catherine Jones (novelist) Annie Jones. Later she started to write books under her married name Catherine Jones. Since 2007, she also signed under her maiden name Kate Lace and since 2014 as Fiona Field. Catherine Jones (novelist) Catherine Jones, née Lace (born 25 October 1956) is a British writer of romance novels since 1990. She also wrote as Kate Lace and Fiona Field and as Annie Jones in collaboration. She is the twentyfourth elected Chairman (2007–2009) of the Romantic Novelists' Association. Born Catherine Lace on 25 October 1956, she went to an all-girls school then joined the army and served for 8 years,