Clara de Chatelain (1807–1876) was a British writer and translator. Public information about her life is limited, and later readers know her mainly through the works she left behind. Her writing covered several genres, including children's books, poetry, and songs, and one of her more representative works is Up! Horsie! Judging from the surviving works, she wrote for young readers, with light and lively subjects, simple language, and attention to rhythm and recitability to suit children's reading and singing. As a translator, she also brought works from other languages into the English-speaking world, contributing to the circulation of children's literature and popular reading matter. The number and influence of her works are difficult to establish in detail, but as an example of a nineteenth-century British woman writer and translator, she retains a certain documentary value.
