Thackeray, William Makepeace 1811-1863 creator text utu 1999 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Catherine: A Story" by William Makepeace Thackeray is a novel serialized between 1839 and 1840. Written as a deliberate critique of popular crime fiction that romanticized criminals, Thackeray based his story on Catherine Hayes, a real eighteenth-century woman executed for murdering her husband. His goal was to portray criminals as utterly vile and unredeemable. Yet despite his intentions, Thackeray developed an unexpected sympathy for his heroine, and the novel's rogues emerged as oddly appealing—a result the author considered a failure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_(Thackeray_novel) Release date is 1999-11-01 Produced by Les Bowler, and David Widger Original publication data not identified Biographical fiction Executions and executioners -- Fiction Women murderers -- Fiction Hayes, Catharine Hall, 1690-1726 -- Fiction PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1969 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1969 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133052.0 1969