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Catherine Sinclair

Born

in Edinburgh, Scotland

April 17, 1800

Died

August 06, 1864

Genre

Fiction, Children's, Travel

Influences

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Catherine Sinclair was a Scottish novelist and a writer of children's literature which departed from the moralising approach common in that period. She is credited with discovering that the author of the anonymous Waverley Novels was Sir Walter Scott.

Sinclair's writing career began with a horror story in Blackwood's Magazine. She also wrote children's books to entertain her young nieces and nephews. The first of these books, Charlie Seymour or, The good aunt and the bad aunt', was published in 1832.

After her father's death, Sinclair was able to devote more time to writing and Modern Accomplishments, a novel of fashionable life, was published in 1836. This was followed by a sequel, Modern Society in 1837 and several later novels. From 1838, ...more

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	Modern Accomplishments: or The March of Intellect it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1836 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jane Bouverie: or, Prosperity and Adversity it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	London Homes: Including the Murder Hole; The Drowning Dragoon; The Priest and the Curate; Lady Mary Pierrepoint; & Frank Vansittart really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1853 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kaleidoscope of Anecdotes and Aphorisms liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1851 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	London homes, including The murder hole; The drowning dragoon; The priest and the curate; Lady Mary liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Holiday House it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shetland and the Shetlanders: or The Northern Circuit did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1840 — 55 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beatrice: or The Unknown Relatives 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1855 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cross Purposes, Volume I 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1853 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Modern Flirtations: A Novel 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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