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,

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

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* ''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)Full text available from

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Writers of Gothic fiction Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown 19th-century British women writers 19th-century British novelists British women novelists {{UK-novelist-stub