George Hogarth 1831 Hogarth was editor of a pro-Tory newspaper the Western Luminary, then in 1832 moved to Halifax becoming the first editor of the Halifax Guardian. In 1834, he became a music critic for "The Morning Chronicle" newspaper in London, and in 1835 he became editor-in-chief of "The Evening Chronicle", a post he held for twenty years. From 1846–1866 he worked as a music critic for "The Daily News", a paper which was founded by the novelist Charles Dickens. He had previously met Dickens in 1834 while they were both working for the "Morning Chronicle". In 1836 Dickens married Hogarth's eldest
Catherine Johnson (novelist) Catherine Johnson (novelist) Catherine Johnson (born 1962) is a British author and screenwriter. She has written several young adult novels and co-wrote the screenplay for the 2004 drama film "Bullet Boy" (directed by and co-written with Saul Dibb). Catherine Johnson was born in London in 1962. Her father was Jamaican and her mother was Welsh. Johnson grew up in North London and attended Tetherdown Primary School. Later she studied film at St Martin's School of Art, before turning to writing. Her first book, "The Last Welsh Summer", was published by Welsh publisher Pont Books in 1993. She has since written