CATHERINE MARIA FANSHAWE BIOGRAPHY

CATHERINE MARIA FANSHAWE BIOGRAPHY from the Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John Cousin.

FANSHAWE, CATHERINE MARIA (1765-1834). —Poetess, dau. of a Surrey squire, wrote clever occasional verse. Her best known production is the famous Riddle on the Letter H , beginning "'Twas whispered in heaven, 'twas muttered in hell" often attributed to Lord Byron.