John Westland Marston

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John Westland Marston (30 January 1819 – 5 January 1890) 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 (1850–1887), was blind from the age of three wrote four volumes of verse in the manner of the Pre-Raphaelites; they include Songtide (1871) and Wind Voices (1883).

Although his poetic dramas, including The Patrician's Daughter (1842) and The Favourite of Fortune (1866), were popular, he is more noteworthy for his literary criticism, most particularly his review of Swinburne's Atalanta in Calydon.

References

Marie De Meranie
Mine & Immortality
New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wood, James, ed. (1907). "^{article name needed}". The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne.

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 34445221 LCCN: n83045344 ISNI: 0000 0000 8112 9084 BNF: cb10034833x

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Name	Marston, John Westland
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Short description	English dramatist
Date of birth	30 January 1819
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Date of death	5 January 1890
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