The Graftons - Marshall, Archibald

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Biographie:
Arthur Hammond Marshall was an English author, publisher, and writer who wrote under the pen name Archibald Marshall. He was born on September 6, 1866, and died on September 29, 1934. His books were especially popular in the United States. He wrote more than 50 books, and his style was known as realistic. Some people saw him as a rival to Anthony Trollope. After going to Cambridge University for school, Yale University gave him an honors Doctor of Letters degree in 1921. He traveled a lot and met a lot of important people. Arthur Marshall, Archibald Marshall's father (1832-1900), ran a business in London. Archibald went to Highgate School for school. He didn't want to work for his father's shipping company, so he first wanted to be a priest. He studied religion at Trinity College, Cambridge, and made friends with Bertram Fletcher Robinson, Vaughan Williams, and other people. In 1902, he married Nellie Banks, whose maiden name was Ellen Pollard and who had three children from her previous marriage to Alfred Banks. They had one daughter together, Elizabeth, who was born in December 1904. He built a house in Beaulieu, Hampshire, where he moved to live in 1903.

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Archibald Marshall, born Arthur Hammond Marshall on 6 September 1866, was an English novelist, journalist, and publisher. His father, Arthur Marshall, was a businessman, and Archibald attended Highgate School before going on to study theology at Trinity College, Cambridge. Initially considering a career in the clergy, he eventually turned his focus to literature. Marshall published over 50 books, with his writing known for its realistic style. His work was particularly popular in the United States, where he was often seen as a successor to Anthony Trollope. He was made an honorary Doctor of Letters by Yale University in 1921. Marshall's career as a writer began with novels such as Lord Stirling's Son (1895) and Peter Binney, Undergraduate (1899). In 1905, he co-founded the publishing firm Alston Rivers, which published The House of Merrilees, a novel that had previously been rejected by several publishers. In addition to his novels, Marshall was deeply involved in journalism, working as a literary editor for The Daily News and later for The Daily Mail. His journalistic career included writing short stories for Punch. Marshall passed away on 29 September 1934....