H.E. MarshallBritish novelist Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall, who lived from 9 August 1867 to 19 September 1941 and is more well known by her pen name H. E. Marshall, is best known for her children's books about popular national history. Her most famous work, "Our sland Story," from 1905, was translated into another language as "An Island Story: A Child's History of England." Her father, John Marshall JP, an earthenware producer, gave birth to her in Bo'ness, Scotland, where she received her education at a girls' boarding school. She oversaw a residential hall for female students at Glasgow University from 1901 to 1904. She took several trips after 1904, including to Melbourne, California, and China, but she lived in Oxford and London for most of her life. Our Island Story, a 1905 children's history of England with illustrations by A. S. Forrest, is credited to H. E. Marshall. The bestseller was published in multiple versions and served as the go-to resource for youngsters learning about England for fifty years. The plot follows a chronological order and includes much of history, myth, and mythology.A coalition of national newspapers and the Civitas think tank reissued it in 2005 intending to distribute free copies to all primary schools in the UK. Read More Read Less