Jean Marishall (Jane Marshall) (fl. 1765–1788) was a Scottish novelist and dramatist. She was employed by the publisher John Newbery as a writer for the young. As a novelist she was influenced by Samuel Richardson.[1][2]
Works
editMarishall published:[2]
- The History of Miss Clarinda Cathcart and Miss Fanny Kenton, October 1765. a sentimental epistolary novel. A second edition appeared in 1760, and a third in 1767.
- The History of Alicia Montagu, by the Author of Clarinda Cathcart, 1767, 2 vols.
- Sir Harry Gaylove, or Comedy in Embryo, 1772, printed in Edinburgh, with a prologue by Thomas Blacklock, an epilogue by Hugh Downman, and a preface by herself.
- A Series of Letters for the Improvement of Youth, 1788.
Notes
edit- ^ Oakleaf, David. "Marishall, Jean". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/18140. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b Lee, Sidney, ed. (1893). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 36. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Attribution
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1893). "Marshall, Jane". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 36. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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