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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Catherine Douglas Bell

Author: Catherine Douglas Bell (1818–1861)

Alternate Name(s): Cousin Kate (pseudonym)

Biography: Catherine Douglas Bell was born on 29 December 1818 in Edinburgh, the daugher of solicitor William Bell and his wife Margaret Ann (née Craigie). She never married and became a prolific author under the pseduonym "Cousin Kate." She died on 15 November 1861 in Edinburgh.

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References: British Census (1851, 1861); Glasgow Saturday Post (23 November 1861)

Fiction Titles:

  1. Set About it at Once: or, Cousin Kate's Story.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: W. P. Kennedy, 1847.
  2. The Douglas Family.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: W. P. Kennedy, 1851.
  3. Arnold Lee: or, Rich Children and Poor Children.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: W. P. Kennedy, 1852.
  4. Lily Gordon the Young Housekeeper.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: W. P. Kennedy, 1853.
  5. Hope Campbell: or, Know Thyself.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: W. P. Kennedy, 1854.
  6. Unconscious Influence: or, Horace and May.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: W. P. Kennedy, 1855.
  7. Sydney Stuart: or, Love Seeketh not her own.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1856.
  8. Help in Time of Need: or, The Lord careth for his own.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: W. P. Kennedy, 1856.
  9. Mary Elliot: or, Be ye kind one to another.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: W. P. Kennedy, 1856.
  10. Self-Mastery: or, Kenneth and Hugh.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: W. P. Kennedy, 1857.
  11. Rest and Unrest: or, The Story of a Year.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: W. P. Kennedy, 1858.
  12. The Children's Mirror: or, Which is my likeness?.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Nelson and Sons, 1859.
  13. Home Sunshine.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: W. P. Kennedy, 1859.
  14. Aunt Ailie.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1861.
  15. Rosa's Wish, and How she attained it.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: W. P. Kennedy, 1861.
  16. Last Hours with Cousin Kate.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: W. P. Kennedy, 1862.
  17. Ella and Marian: or, Rest and Unrest.  1 vol.  London: Frederick Warne, 1866.
  18. The Grahams: or, Home Life.  1 vol.  London: Frederick Warne, 1866.
  19. Margaret Cecil: or, I Can, Because I Ought.  1 vol.  London: Frederick Warne, 1866.
  20. How to Be Happy: or, Every-Day Work, with Other Tales.  1 vol.  London: Frederick Warne, 1867.
  21. Every Saturday: The Half-Holiday Diary of Three Children.  1 vol.  London: Frederick Warne, 1867.