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'sLa Religieuse (1792).[3]
^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.
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