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Author: Mary Seymour

Author: Mary Seymour (birth and death dates unknown)

Alternate Name(s): M. F. S. (familiar name); Seamer (alternate name)

Biography: This author cannot be traced. Wrote many books under the pseudonym "M. F. S.", all with a strong Roman Catholic flavor. One source identifies her as an English convert to Catholicism. Her works are often mistakenly conflated with those by Mary Seamer and vice versa.

Fiction Titles:

1. Agnes Horne, and her Three Places.  1 vol.  London: Thomas Richardson and Son, 1872.
2. Catherine Hamilton: A Tale for Little Girls.  1 vol.  London: R. Washbourne, 1874.
3. Tom's Crucifix, and Other Tales.  1 vol.  London: R. Washbourne, 1874.
4. Catherine Grown Older: A Sequel to Catherine Hamilton.  1 vol.  London: R. Washbourne, 1875.
5. The Three Wishes: A Tale for Girls.  1 vol.  London: R. Washbourne, 1876.
6. Fluffy.  1 vol.  London: R. Washbourne, 1877.
7. Hilda's Victory: and, Too Late: or, Una's Repentance.  1 vol.  London: Thomas Richardson and Son, 1877.
8. My Golden Days.  1 vol.  London: R. Washbourne, 1878.
9. Jack's Boy.  1 vol.  London: R. Washbourne, 1879.
10. Out in the Cold World.  1 vol.  London: R. Washbourne, 1882.
11. Our Esther.  1 vol.  London: R. Washbourne, 1883.
12. Katherine's Vocation: A Girl's Story.  1 vol.  London: R. Washbourne, 1893.
13. Only Bob! and Other Tales.  1 vol.  London: R. Washbourne, 1893.
14. Lotje's Litany, and Other Tales.  1 vol.  London: R. Washbourne, 1893.
15. Under a Cloud.  1 vol.  London: Catholic Truth Society, 1893.