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'''Catharine Selden''' (dates not known) was an Irish writer of [[Gothic novel|Gothic novels]] in the early 19th century. |
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Little known today, she was "prolific" and her novels "best-selling" for her publisher, [[Minerva Press]].<ref>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.</ref> She published seven novels. The first, ''The English Nun'' (1797),<ref>Seldon, Catharine. ''The English nun, or, The sorrows of Edward and Louisa: a novel''. New York: J. Swaine, 1806. Full text available at the [https://archive.org/details/englishnunorsorr00seld Internet Archive].</ref> was written in imitation of [[Denis Diderot|Diderot's]] ''[[Denis_Diderot#La Religieuse (The Nun or Memoirs of a Nun)|La Religieuse]]'' (1792).<ref>Full text of ''The Nun'' (London: G.G. & J. Robinson, 1797) available at the [https://archive.org/details/the-nun-1797/the%20nun%20vol%20i/ Internet Archive].</ref> |
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She wrote seven novels. Her first was ''The English Nun'' (1797), written in imitation of [[Denis Diderot|Diderot]]. She was also an imitator of the work of [[Ann Radcliffe]]. |
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*''The Count de Santerre'' (1797) |
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*''Lindor; or Early Engagements'' (1798)<ref name=wphp>{{cite web |title=Selden, Catharine |url=https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/person/2675 |website=womensprinthistoryproject.com |publisher=The Women's Print History Project |access-date=27 February 2022 |ref=wphp}}</ref> |
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*''Serena'' (1800) |
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*''The Sailors'' (1800)<ref name=wphp/> |
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*''Villa Nova: or, The Ruined Castle'' (1805) |
*''Villa Nova: or, The Ruined Castle'' (1805) |
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*''Villasantelle, or The Curious Impertinent'' (1817)<ref>Full text available from [[Chawton House]] as a [https://chawtonhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Villasantelle-or-the-Curious-Impediment.pdf PDF].</ref> |
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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
[edit]- 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]
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References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "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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