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Author: Mary Seeley

Author: Mary Seeley (1829–1918)

Biography: Mary Seeley was born in 1829 in London, the eldest child of publisher Robert Benton Seeley and his wife Mary Ann. She grew up in a cultured household and became an educator and writer. Several of her siblings were writers: Leonard Benton Seeley, Sir John Robert Seeley, Edith Seeley, Elizabeth Phebe Seeley, and Emma Louisa Seeley. She conducted a ladies' school in Tonbridge with her sister Harriet for a decade before dedicating herself to writing religious history books. In addition, she wrote some fiction. She never married and died on 22 February 1918 in Reigate.

Author Tags:

• Educators
• Siblings of Novelists

References: British Census (1841, 1851, 1861, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911); Probate

Fiction Titles:

1. Work in the World: or, A Life Worth Living.  1 vol.  London: Seeley, 1864.
2. Good Dogs: or, Stories of our Four-Footed Friends for Young Children.  1 vol.  London: Seeley, 1865.
3. Harry Lawton's Adventures: or, A Young Sailor's Wanderings in Strange Lands.  1 vol.  London: Seeley, 1866.
4. What Makes Me Grow?: or, Walks and Talks with Amy Dudley.  1 vol.  London: Seeley, 1868.
5. How Do I Know?: Walks and Talks with Uncle Merton.  1 vol.  London: Seeley, 1869.
6. Aunt Judith's Recollections: A Tale of the Eighteenth Century.  1 vol.  London: Seeley, 1870.
7. Old Paths of Honour and Dishonour: A Story of the Beatitudes.  1 vol.  London: Seeley, 1870.
8. Holiday Pleasures.  1 vol.  London: Seeley, 1870.
9. Distant Cousins: Talks with Amy and George about some Far-off Relations.  1 vol.  London: Seeley, 1872.
10. Our Country Home: A Story for the Young.  1 vol.  London: Seeley, 1872.
11. Italian Scenes and Stories.  1 vol.  London: Seeley, 1872.
12. The Ancient Nation: A Sign and a Wonder.  1 vol.  London: Seeley, 1874.
13. Crab Court.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1884.