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H.E. Marshall

Born

in Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland

August 09, 1867

Died

September 19, 1941

Genre

Children's, History

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Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall (usually credited as H.E. Marshall) was a Scottish author, particularly well known for her works of popular national history for children.

H.E. Marshall is famous for her 1905 children's history of England, Our Island Story: A History of England for Boys and Girls, illustrated by A. S. Forrest. In the USA the book was entitled An Island Story. The book was a bestseller, was printed in numerous editions, and for fifty years was the standard and much-loved book by which children learned the history of England. However a lot of this book is historically inaccurate and much of it uses Shakespeare's plays for historical sources; for example, the section of Richard III is really a summary of the play. The book is still ...more

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	Our Island Story: A History of Britain for Boys and Girls by H.E. Marshall, Archibald Stevenson Forrest (Illustrator) 4.20 avg rating — 1,666 ratings — published 1905 — 139 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Country of Ours by H.E. Marshall, A.C. Michael (Illustrator) 4.02 avg rating — 576 ratings — published 1917 — 158 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stories of Beowulf Told to the Children 3.83 avg rating — 232 ratings — published 2005 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story of Napoleon by H.E. Marshall, Allan Stewart (Illustrator) 3.63 avg rating — 239 ratings — published 2007 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Country of Ours: The Story of the United States Volume 1: H. E. Marshall's "This Country of Ours" - Annotated, Expanded, and Updated by H.E. Marshall, Donna-Jean A. Breckenridge (Goodreads Author) 4.59 avg rating — 118 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	English Literature for Boys and Girls by H.E. Marshall, John R. Skelton (Illustrator) 4.12 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 1909 — 80 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story of Europe from the Fall of the Roman Empire to the Reformation 3.93 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 2006 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scotland's Story by H.E. Marshall, J.R. Skelton (Illustrator), John Hassall (Illustrator) 4.08 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 1906 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stories of Robin Hood Told to the Children by H.E. Marshall, Archibald Stevenson Forrest (Illustrator) 3.73 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2005 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kings and Things 4.29 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1938 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Do you still tell me that I have power over the waves? Oh! foolish men, do you not know that to God alone belongs such power? He alone rules earth and sky and sea, and we and they alike are His subjects, and must obey Him." The”
― H.E. Marshall, An Island Story

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“Oh, Daddy, do 'splain yourself you are not 'splaining yourself at all.”
― H. E. Marshall

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“I am as nobly born as you," he said proudly to Claudius. "I had men and horses, lands and great riches. Was it wonderful that I wished to keep them? You fight to gain possession of the whole world and make all men your slaves, but I fought for my own land and for freedom. Kill me now and people will think little of you: but if you grant me my life, all men will know that you are not only powerful but merciful." Instead”
― H.E. Marshall, An Island Story

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