Educated at Laurel Bank School in Melrose, Marshall began writing at an early age. After living with her brother for some years, she became the superintendent of Queen Margaret Hall in Glasgow in 1901. She resigned in 1904 due to ill health and began to write full-time. In 1905, she published Our Island Story, a history of England for children which was very popular and which became a standard text in local authority schools. Marshall traveled extensively, visiting Australia, China and America. The latter provided input for This Country of Ours: the Story of the United States which appeared in 1917. Marshall also wrote fairy tales for children during her long career. Her other works include Scotland's Story (1906), The Story of Cromwell (1907), Beowulf (1908), Our Empire Story (1908), A History of France (1912), A History of Germany (1913), Boy Kings and Girl Queens (1913), Doing Their Bit in Tea-Pot Land (1916), A Short Sketch of European History (1920) and Kings and Things (1937). |
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