John Westland Marston
Playwright, Author
1819 – 1890
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Who was John Westland Marston?
John Westland Marston was an English dramatist and critic.
Born in Boston, Lincolnshire, Marston wrote several plays, including Strathmore and Marie de Méranie. His son, the poet Philip Bourke Marston, was blind from the age of three wrote four volumes of verse in the manner of the Pre-Raphaelites; they include Songtide and Wind Voices.
Although his poetic dramas, including The Patrician's Daughter and The Favourite of Fortune, were popular, he is more noteworthy for his literary criticism, most particularly his review of Swinburne's Atalanta in Calydon.
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- Born
- Jan 30, 1819
Boston - Nationality
- England
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Lived in
- Boston
- Died
- Jan 5, 1890
London
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on July 23, 2013
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