Catherine Maria Grey

Catherine Maria Grey (January 1, 1798 – February 19, 1870) was a British novelist, best known for The Gambler's Wife.

She was born Catherine Maria Grindall on January 1, 1798 in Calcutta, the daughter of Benjamin Grindall of the Bengal Civil Service and his wife Charlotte Powney Grindall. In 1817 she married Lieutenant-Colonel John Grey of the 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) and they had seven children, including novelists Anna Maria Grey and Mary Caroline Gray.

Catherine Maria Grey died on February 19, 1870 in Cheltenham. Hyacinthe: or, The Contrast. 1 vol. London: James Cochrane, 1835. The Duke: A Novel. 3 vol. London: Bentley, 1839. The Young Prima Donna: A Romance of the Opera. 3 vol. London: Bentley, 1840. The Little Wife; and The Baronet's Daughters. 3 vol. London: Saunders and Otley, 1841. The Belle of the Family: or, The Jointure: A Novel. 3 vol. London: T. C. Newby, 1843. The Gambler's Wife: A Novel. 3 vol. London: T. C. Newby, 1844. The Old Dower House: A Tale of Bygone Days. 3 vol. London: T. C. Newby, 1844. The Bosom Friend: A Novel. 3 vol. London: T. C. Newby, 1845. Sybil Lennard: A Novel. 3 vol. London: T. C. Newby, 1846. Daughters: A Novel. 3 vol. London: T. C. Newby, 1847. Aline: An Old Friend's Story. 3 vol. London: T. C. Newby, 1848. The Rectory Guest: A Novel. 3 vol. London: T. C. Newby, 1849. An Old Country House. 3 vol. London: T. C. Newby, 1850. Mary Seaham: A Novel. 3 vol. London: Henry Colburn, 1852. The Young Husband. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1854. Cousin Harry. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1858. The Little Beauty. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1860. Passages in the Life of a Fast Young Lady. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1862. Good Society: or, Contrasts of Character. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1863. Lion-Hearted: A Novel. 2 vol. London: Sampson Low, 1864.