Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall facts for kids
Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall (often known as H. E. Marshall) was a famous British author. She was born on August 9, 1867, and passed away on September 19, 1941. She was especially known for writing popular history books for children. Her most famous book is Our Island Story: A History of England for Boys and Girls, published in 1905.
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About H. E. Marshall's Life
H. E. Marshall was born in a town called Bo'ness in Scotland. Her father, John Marshall, was a successful manufacturer.
She went to a girls' boarding school named Laurel Bank in Melrose.
From 1901 to 1904, she worked at the University of Glasgow. She was in charge of a place where female students lived. Besides this, she spent most of her life writing books. She never got married.
H. E. Marshall traveled a lot after 1904. She visited places like Melbourne, California, and China. However, she spent most of her life in Oxford and London, where she died.
Her Famous History Books
H. E. Marshall is best known for her 1905 children's history book, Our Island Story. A. S. Forrest drew the pictures for the book. In the USA, the book was called An Island Story: A Child's History of England.
This book was a huge success and was printed many times. For about 50 years, it was the main book children used to learn about England's history.
However, some parts of Our Island Story are not completely accurate. For example, the section about King Richard III is mostly based on William Shakespeare's play, not always on historical facts.
The book stopped being printed in the 1960s. But in 2005, a group called Civitas and some newspapers helped print it again. They wanted to send a free copy to every primary school in the UK. Readers of The Daily Telegraph newspaper gave money to help with this.
In 2010, David Cameron, who was the British Prime Minister, said Our Island Story was his favorite book when he was a child.
Other Books by H. E. Marshall
H. E. Marshall wrote many other books for young readers, including:
- Our Island Story: A History of England for Boys and Girls (1905)
- Scotland's Story: A History of Scotland for Boys and Girls (1906)
- Beowulf: Translations (1908)
- Our Empire Story (1908)
- Canada's Story (part of the Our Empire Story series)
- India's Story (part of the Our Empire Story series)
- Australasia's Story (part of the Our Empire Story series)
- South Africa's Story (part of the Our Empire Story series)
- English Literature for Boys and Girls (1909)
- A History of France (1912)
- Stories of Robin Hood told to the Children (1912)
- A History of Germany (1913)
- This Country of Ours (1917) – also known as The Story of the United States in the UK (1919)
- Kings and Things (1937)
- Through Europe and Egypt with Napoleon (date unknown)
Copyright Information
H. E. Marshall's books are now in the public domain in many places. This means anyone can use or share them freely. Her works became public domain in Australia on January 1, 1992. They also became public domain in Europe in January 2012. This happened 50 years after her death, according to copyright laws.
