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Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall (usually credited as H. E. Marshall; 9 August 1867 – 19 September 1941) was a Scottish writer, particularly well known for her works of popular national history for children. She is best known for her 1905 work Our Island Story, which was published abroad as An Island Story: A Child's History Of England.
Media related to Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall at Wikimedia Commons Full text e-book of An Island Story (1920 U.S. edition) (note that the 1953 edition continued to the First World War). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall; Our Island Story public domain audiobook at LibriVox
Axel Heyst, the novel's protagonist, was raised by his widowed father, a Swedish philosopher, in London, England, and never knew his mother. The atmosphere of Heyst's home, with his father's ruthless pursuit of truth and pessimistic view of humanity, warps Heyst's mind, and after his father dies, he leaves England and becomes a rootless wanderer.
Scotland's Story is a book by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall first published in 1906 in the United Kingdom [1] and in 1910 in the United States. [2] It was reissued in 2005. [ 3 ] It is about the history of Scotland, and it also has some legends having to do with Scotland.
Robinsonade (/ ˌ r ɒ b ɪ n s ə ˈ n eɪ d / ROB-in-sən-AYD) is a literary genre of fiction wherein the protagonist is suddenly separated from civilization, usually by being shipwrecked or marooned on a secluded and uninhabited island, and must improvise the means of their survival from the limited resources at hand.
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The authorship and the stage premier of the play are generally thought to have occurred c. 1619–21; it was acted at Court during the latter year, by the King's Men.The second Beaumont/Fletcher folio of 1679 offers a cast list for the play, a list that includes John Lowin, John Underwood, William Ecclestone, Richard Sharpe, Joseph Taylor, Robert Benfield, George Birch, and Thomas Pollard.
Chapter 2 - The Money: Captain Jorgan finds Alfred Raybrock, a young sailor living on the island with his family, and gives him the letter to read. It was written by his lost brother Hugh, believed lost at sea, and reveals a story of stolen money, appearing to have been stolen by their recently deceased father, a shocking revelation they keep ...