Translator, children’s writer, and travel writer. Pseudonym: “M. F. D.” Alternative
signature: “M. F. Dickson.” Contributed to *Dublin University Magazine*. Travelled
to Germany in 1836 and published an account of her trip as *Souvenirs of a Summer
in Germany* (1837). Married William Peters Smith on 22 January 1846 and used the last
name “Smith-Chatterton.” Biographical information: *Curran Index*, *British Travel
Writing* <https://btw.wlv.ac.uk/authors/1041> (20 August 2021). (CC)