Mary Fitt was the pseudonym of the classical scholar Kathleen Freeman, a name she used to author a series of critically admired crime novels of the Golden Age and beyond. Freeman was a lecturer in Greek at the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, Cardiff between 1919 and 1946. From some time in the 1930s until her death she lived with her companion, Dr Liliane Clopet, in St. Mellons, just outside the city.
Kathleen Freeman was born in 1897 at Yardley, Birmingham, the daughter of a commercial traveller. She attended the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, Cardiff, where she studied Classics. Following her graduation in 1918, she remained there and was appointed Lecturer in Greek in 1919. During the Second World War Freeman delivered lectures on Greece to
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Citation: Turner, Nick. "Mary Fitt". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 04 October 2018 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=14138, accessed 25 April 2024.]
