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Elizabeth Gilbert Martin

b. 1837

Best known as a translator and writer, she helped bring French historical works to English-language readers in the late 19th century. Her name appears on numerous editions connected with Imbert de Saint-Amand’s popular books on European courts and royal women.

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Homer Martin, a Reminiscence, October 28, 1836-February 12, 1897

Homer Martin, a Reminiscence, October 28, 1836-February 12, 1897

by Elizabeth Gilbert Martin

About the author

Elizabeth Gilbert Martin, listed by LibriVox as born in 1837, is identified there as a writer and translator. Reliable catalog and bookseller records consistently connect her with English translations of works by Imbert de Saint-Amand.

Her surviving bibliography suggests a strong focus on French and European court history. She is credited as translator of books such as Women of the Valois Court, Women of Versailles: The Court of Louis XV, The Court of the Second Empire, and other volumes in Saint-Amand’s historical series.

Biographical detail beyond her birth year appears to be scarce in the sources found during this search, and even her death date is not clearly confirmed. What does stand out is her role in making a substantial body of French historical writing accessible to English-speaking readers.