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Catharine Selden

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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.[1] She published seven novels. The first, The English Nun (1797),[2] was written in imitation of Diderot's La Religieuse (1792).[3]

Bibliography

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  • The English Nun: a Novel (London, 1797)
  • The Count de Santerre (1797)
  • Lindor; or Early Engagements (1798)[4]
  • Serena (1800)
  • The Sailors (1800)[4]
  • German Letters (Translator, Cork, 1804)
  • Villa Nova: or, The Ruined Castle (1805)
  • Villasantelle, or The Curious Impertinent (1817)[5]


References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Full text of The Nun (London: G.G. & J. Robinson, 1797) available at the Internet Archive.
  4. ^ a b "Selden, Catharine". womensprinthistoryproject.com. The Women's Print History Project. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  5. ^ Full text available from Chawton House as a PDF.