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Dodie Smith


Born
in Whitefield, The United Kingdom
May 03, 1896

Died
November 24, 1990

Genre
Literature & Fiction, Children's Books


Born Dorothy Gladys Smith in Lancashire, England, Dodie Smith was raised in Manchester (her memoir is titled A Childhood in Manchester). She was just an infant when her father died, and she grew up fatherless until age 14, when her mother remarried and the family moved to London. There she studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and tried for a career as an actress, but with little success. She finally wound up taking a job as a toy buyer for a furniture store to make ends meet. Giving up dreams of an acting career, she turned to writing plays, and in 1931 her first play, Autumn Crocus, was published (under the pseudonym “C.L. Anthony”). It was a success, and her story — from failed actress to furniture store employee to successful wr ...more

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I Capture the Castle
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A Tale of Two Families
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It Ends with Revelations
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Look Back With Love
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“There is only one page left to write on. I will fill it with words of only one syllable. I love. I have loved. I will love.”
― Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle
tags: love
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“Noble deeds and hot baths are the best cures for depression.”
― Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle
tags: baths, deeds, depression
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“How I wish I lived in a Jane Austen novel!”
― Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle
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February 2026 New School Poll

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir by R.A. Dick, 1945, 192 pages
 
  37 votes, 27.6%

I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith, 1948, 408 pages
 
  28 votes, 20.9%

This Rough Magic by Mary Stewart, 1964, 373 pages
 
  19 votes, 14.2%

 
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  12 votes, 9.0%

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