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Charlotte M. Martin
Best known for co-authoring richly detailed books on Paris and for editing theatrical memoirs, this early 20th-century writer helped turn literary history into lively, readable storytelling.
2 Audiobooks
The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume 1 (of 2)
by Benjamin Ellis Martin, Charlotte M. Martin
The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume 2 (of 2)
by Benjamin Ellis Martin, Charlotte M. Martin
About the author
Charlotte M. Martin is a little-known American author associated with several historical and literary works from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Reliable catalog records identify her as the joint author, with Benjamin Ellis Martin, of The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, a two-volume work published by Charles Scribner's Sons, and as the editor of The Stage Reminiscences of Mrs. Gilbert.
Her surviving bibliography suggests a writer drawn to culture, travel, and literary history. Works linked to her name include books on Paris and a travel title for younger readers, When Mother Lets Us Travel in Italy. Although detailed biographical information about her life is scarce, her published work points to a strong interest in presenting history through places, personalities, and memorable anecdotes.
Because so little confirmed personal information appears to be readily available in major reference sources, she is remembered mainly through her books rather than through a well-documented public biography. Even so, those books still give a clear sense of her strengths: careful research, a love of historical atmosphere, and a gift for making the past feel close at hand.