Godwin, Catherine Grace (née Garnett) (F)

Surname: Godwin (née Garnett)
Forename(s): Catherine Grace
b. 25 December 1798. d. 5 May 1845. Nationality: Scottish. VIAF.
Poet and children’s writer. Pseudonym: “C. G. G.” Alternative signature: “Mrs. Godwin.” Née “Garnett.” Born in Glasgow. Godwin’s mother died in childbirth and her father died three years later. Godwin was raised by Mary Warboys, a close friend of Godwin’s mother. Married Thomas Godwin in 1824. Acquainted with Robert Southey and William Wordsworth. Author of poetry volumes The Night Before the Bridal (1824), The Wanderer’s Legacy (1829), Poetical Works (1854), The Reproving Angel: A Vision (1835). Began writing prose fiction, especially didactic stories for children, after her sister’s death. Biographical information: ODNB. (SP, AC)

Poems associated with this person

Total poems: 12
Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
Song 1831 The Keepsake Poet 3381
The Noontide Retreat 1831 Forget-Me-Not Poet 15715
The Voice of the Waterfall 1832 Forget-Me-Not Poet 15290
No. II. The Voice of the Wilderness 1832-10 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 11231
No. I. The Bedouin’s Song of Home in a Distant Land 1832-10 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 11230
No. IV. The Craven Heart 1833-02 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 11256
No. III. The Shiek’s Revenge 1833-02 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 11255
No. V. Dying Request of a Hindu Girl 1833-04 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 11332
No. VI. The Ruined Fountain 1833-04 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 11333
No. VIII. Wisdom in the Wilderness 1833-10 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 11365
No. VII. Bedouin Lament for a Sheik 1833-10 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 11364
No. IX. True Valour 1833-10 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 11366