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Catharine Selden (dates not known) was an Irish writer of Gothic novels in the early 19th century.
Little known today, she was "prolific" and her novels "best-selling" for her publisher, Minerva Press. She published seven novels. The first, The English Nun (1797), was written in imitation of Diderot's La Religieuse (1792).
Bibliography
- The English Nun: a Novel (London, 1797)
- The Count de Santerre (1797)
- Lindor; or Early Engagements (1798)
- Serena (1800)
- The Sailors (1800)
- German Letters (Translator, Cork, 1804)
- Villa Nova: or, The Ruined Castle (1805)
- Villasantelle, or The Curious Impertinent (1817)
References
- Neiman, Elizabeth, and Christina Morin. "Introduction: Re-evaluating the Minerva Press." Romantic Textualties: Literature and Print Culture, 1780-1840. Issue 23: Special Issue: The Minerva Press and the Literary Marketplace (Summer 2020): 12.
- Seldon, Catharine. The English nun, or, The sorrows of Edward and Louisa: a novel. New York: J. Swaine, 1806. Full text available at the Internet Archive.
- Full text of The Nun (London: G.G. & J. Robinson, 1797) available at the Internet Archive.
- ^ "Selden, Catharine". womensprinthistoryproject.com. The Women's Print History Project. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- Full text available from Chawton House as a PDF.
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