b. 15 January 1859. d. 6 November 1942. Nationality: English.
Poet. Sister of Florence Edith Sspence. Author of *Dives and Lazarus, and the Problem
of “The Ages” Solved* (1890). *Chambers’s Journal* ledger entry for “The Message of
the Snow,” published on 29 December 1883, lists her as Miss K. E. Spence, of Eastern
Villa, Forest Hall, Newcastle (NLS Dep 341/369). Biographical information: BL; *Find
a Grave* <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215658161/kate-elizabeth-spence> (20
February 2022). (AC, CC)