Marie Saltus

Born Marie Giles in 1883, she became Marie Saltus after marrying writer Edgar Saltus in 1911. She is best known for Edgar Saltus: The Man (1925), a personal and often intimate account of her husband's life, written partly to answer the rumors and legends that had grown around him after his death.

Evidence from book records and library listings also connects her with other fiction, including Imperial Purple and the later novel Strength of the Weak (1958). That mix of biography and fiction makes her an interesting figure for listeners who enjoy writers working at the edge of literary history.

Marie Saltus died in 1960. Though she never became as famous as the husband she wrote about, her work has helped preserve the atmosphere around Edgar Saltus and the decadent literary world he belonged to.