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Mrs. Julian Marshall
1843–1922
An English composer, conductor, and writer, she is best remembered in the book world for her lively two-volume life of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Writing as “Mrs. Julian Marshall,” she drew on letters and journals to bring Mary Shelley’s world close to the reader.
2 Audiobooks
The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume 2 (of 2)
by Mrs. Julian Marshall
The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume 1 (of 2)
by Mrs. Julian Marshall
About the author
Born in Rome on March 30, 1843, Florence Ashton Marshall was an English musician and author who published under the name Mrs. Julian Marshall. She studied at the Royal Academy of Music and built a career that crossed composing, conducting, and writing.
For readers today, her best-known book is The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1889). The work is notable for using Mary Shelley’s correspondence and journal material, giving it an intimate, documentary feel rather than reading like a distant sketch.
Marshall died on March 5, 1922. Although she worked in several artistic fields, her writing still stands out for the way it helps preserve the voice and life of one of the nineteenth century’s most fascinating literary figures.