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Catherine Ann Turner Dorset
1749–1816
Best known for the lively children’s poem The Peacock “at Home”, this British writer used talking animals, humor, and gentle satire to entertain young readers. She wrote during the early 19th century and is also linked to the literary world of her sister, the novelist and poet Charlotte Smith.
4 Audiobooks
The Peacock 'At Home' AND The Butterfly's Ball AND The Fancy Fair
by Catherine Ann Turner Dorset, William Roscoe
The Peacock 'At Home:'
by Catherine Ann Turner Dorset
Think Before You Speak; Or, The Three Wishes
by Catherine Ann Turner Dorset, Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
The Lion's Masquerade
by Catherine Ann Turner Dorset
About the author
Catherine Ann Turner Dorset was a British children’s writer, born in 1749 or 1750 and still living in 1816; some later reference works give her death as 1817. She is best remembered for The Peacock “at Home” (1807), a playful sequel to William Roscoe’s The Butterfly’s Ball that became her best-known work.
She wrote in a light, witty style that turned gatherings of animals into little social comedies, gently poking fun at human manners. Other works associated with her include The Lion’s Masquerade and Think Before You Speak; she also contributed to Conversations Introducing Poetry (1804), a book connected with her sister Charlotte Smith.
Although she is not as famous today as some of her contemporaries, her work stayed in print long after its first publication and kept a place in the history of children’s literature. Her poems are remembered for being musical, amusing, and easy to enjoy aloud.