Carolina Maria Margarita Invernizio (28 March 1851 - 27 November 1916), better known just as Carolina Invenizio, was an Italian novelist. She had a large popular success between late 1800s until her death. Invernizio wrote about 150 novels and 20 collections of novelle, as well as four books of fiction for children. Influenced by feuilleton literature, she had an enormous popular following with her novels characterized by sensationalist, melodramatic and often gothic themes. Along with Mura she was the most popular female writer of her genre. She was often badly received by critics, and Antonio Gramsci referred to her as "the honest hen of Italian literature" as "the Voghera's housewife" expression which gave the name to a popular stereotype.