![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0e/Butehouse.jpg/640px-Butehouse.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Catherine Sinclair
Scottish novelist and children's writer, 1800–1864 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Catherine Sinclair?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Catherine Sinclair (17 April 1800 – 6 August 1864) was a Scottish novelist and children's writer, who departed from the moralising approach common in that period. She is credited with discovering that the author of the initially anonymous Waverley Novels was Sir Walter Scott.
For the actress and theatre manager, see Catherine Norton Sinclair.
![Thumb image](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0e/Butehouse.jpg/320px-Butehouse.jpg)
![Thumb image](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Catherine_Sinclair_Monument%2C_North_Charlotte_Street_Edinburgh.jpg/640px-Catherine_Sinclair_Monument%2C_North_Charlotte_Street_Edinburgh.jpg)