Jean Marishall

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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]

John Newbery English publisher and bookseller

John Newbery, called "The Father of Children's Literature", was an English publisher of books who first made children's literature a sustainable and profitable part of the literary market. He also supported and published the works of Christopher Smart, Oliver Goldsmith and Samuel Johnson. In recognition of his achievements the Newbery Medal was named after him in 1922.

Samuel Richardson English writer and printer

Samuel Richardson was an English writer and printer. He is best known for his three epistolary novels: Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded (1740), Clarissa: Or the History of a Young Lady (1748) and The History of Sir Charles Grandison (1753). Richardson was an established printer and publisher for most of his life and printed almost 500 different works, including journals and magazines. He was also known to collaborate closely with the London bookseller Andrew Millar on several occasions.

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Marishall published: [2]

Epistolary novel novel written as a series of documents

An epistolary novel is a novel written as a series of documents. The usual form is letters, although diary entries, newspaper clippings and other documents are sometimes used. Recently, electronic "documents" such as recordings and radio, blogs, and e-mails have also come into use. The word epistolary is derived from Latin from the Greek word ἐπιστολή epistolē, meaning a letter.

Thomas Blacklock British writer

Rev Thomas Blacklock DD was a Scottish poet.

Notes

  1. ↑ 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.)
  2. 1 2 Wikisource-logo.svg  Lee, Sidney, ed. (1893). "Marshall, Jane". Dictionary of National Biography . 36. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

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Sidney Lee 19th/20th-century English biographer and critic

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