Selina Bunbury facts for kids

Selina Bunbury was a writer and traveler from Ireland and England. She lived from 1802 to 1882. She wrote many books, including stories for young readers and travel guides.

Selina's Early Life

Selina Bunbury was born in 1802 near Castlebellingham in County Louth, Ireland. She was one of fifteen children, and she had a twin! Her father, Rev. Henry Bunbury, was a Protestant minister.

Her family moved to Dublin, Ireland, in 1819. Around 1830, they moved again to Liverpool, England.

Her Career as a Writer

Selina Bunbury was a very busy writer. She wrote almost one hundred books! These included both fiction (made-up stories) and non-fiction (true stories and facts). She wrote for young people and for adults.

Her first book was Visit to my Birthplace, published in 1821. Her books often had strong messages about morals and beliefs. One reviewer in 1853 said she was a "discriminating traveller" who observed things well. They also noted her strong religious views, but said her books were still fun to read.

Traveling and Writing

Selina loved to travel and wrote many books about her journeys. In 1847 and 1848, she traveled from Stockholm, Sweden, all the way to Rome, Italy. During this trip, she saw many big changes and even revolutions happening in Europe.

Some of her travel books include:

• My Early Adventures During the Peninsular Campaign of Napoleon (1834)
• Evenings in the Pyrenees (1845)
• A visit to the catacombs, or first Christian cemeteries of Rome, and a midnight visit to mount Vesuvius (1849)
• Evelyn, or, A journey from Stockholm to Rome in 1847-48 (1849)
• Life in Sweden (1853)
• A Summer in Northern Europe (1856)
• Russia After the War (1857)
• My First Travels (1859)

Many of her books were still printed long after she passed away in 1882. For example, an American version of her book Fanny, the flower girl, or Honesty rewarded was published in 1911.

Her Personal Life

Selina Bunbury lived with her twin brother and took care of their home until he got married in 1845. She passed away in 1882 at the age of 80. She was at her nephew's home in Cheltenham, England.

Some of Her Books

Here are some more of the books Selina Bunbury wrote:

• Cabin Conversations and Castle Scenes (1827)
• My Foster Brother (1827)
• Stories from Church History (1828)
• Annot and her Pupil (1829)
• Gertrude and her family (1830)
• The Abbey of Innesmoyle: A Story of Another Century (1839)
• Coombe Alley: An Historical Tale of the Reign of James the First (1843)
• The Star of the Court, Or, the Maid of Honour and Queen of England, Anne Boleyn (1844)
• The castle and the hovel: or, The two sceptics (1844)
• The Indian Babes in the Wood, taken from fact (1845)
• Glory, Glory, Glory and other narratives (1847)
• The blind clergyman, and his little guide (1850)
• The brother's sacrifice; A French story (1851)
• Our Own Story (1856)
• Sir Guy d'Esterre (1858)
• Madame Constance (1861)
• The violet-seller, or, Honesty and industry (1861)
• Tales (1862)
• Florence Manvers (1865)
• Lady Flora (1870)