Mamie Dickens

Born on March 6, 1838, Mary "Mamie" Dickens was the eldest daughter of Charles Dickens and Catherine Dickens. She grew up in the middle of a large, busy literary household and became one of the family members most closely associated with preserving her father's memory.

Mamie is best known for writing My Father as I Recall Him, a memoir that offers a personal view of Charles Dickens at home rather than the public figure seen by readers. She also worked with her aunt Georgina Hogarth on the first collection of his letters, helping to organize and present material that became important to Dickens scholarship.

She died on July 23, 1896. Though she is often mentioned because of her famous father, her own writing remains valuable for the warmth and firsthand detail it brings to Victorian literary history.