1844-1914 IE, Munster
A.k.a. Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Smith
L. T. Meade was the pseudonym of Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Smith (1844–1914), a prolific writer of girls' stories. She was born in Bandon, County Cork, Ireland, daughter of Rev. R. T. Meade, of Nohoval, County Cork. She later moved to London, where she married Alfred Toulmin Smith in September 1879.She was also the editor of a popular girls' magazine, Atalanta. She was a feminist and a member of the Pioneer Club.