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Georgina Pell Curtis
1859–1922
A New York-born writer and editor who turned to literature after losing her hearing as a child, she became known for Catholic writing and for tracing connections across world literature. Her work ranges from short fiction and conversion narratives to an ambitious survey of literary traditions.
1 Audiobook
The Interdependence of Literature
by Georgina Pell Curtis
About the author
Born in New York City on February 19, 1859, Georgina Pell Curtis lost her hearing when she was seven. She studied at the New York Deaf and Dumb Institute, worked with private tutors, and later attended St. Mary's Protestant Episcopal School in New York, where she was the only deaf pupil. After graduation she studied art for several years before being encouraged to try writing instead.
Curtis eventually joined the Roman Catholic Church, and much of her published work grew from that identity. She wrote for Catholic magazines and produced books including Trammelings, Some Roads to Rome in America, and The Interdependence of Literature. She also edited The American Catholic Who's Who, a reference work intended to record notable Catholics in the United States and beyond.
Her writing shows both range and curiosity: part literary study, part religious and cultural history, and part storytelling. Curtis died on April 25, 1922. A clear portrait image could not be confirmed from the sources reviewed, so no profile image is included.