Agnes Castle

Born Agnes Sweetman in 1860, she became known as Agnes Castle after marrying writer and historian Egerton Castle in 1883. Together they formed a successful writing partnership and produced a long list of novels, while she also wrote plays and stories for magazines.

Her work is often linked with the lively historical romance popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In addition to fiction written with her husband, she wrote for younger readers and the stage, showing a range that went beyond the collaborative novels.

She died in 1922, but her name remains tied to one of the more distinctive husband-and-wife literary teams of her era.