[LM_NET] Hit: James and Edward Marshall

[Linda Lucke <llucke@D70SCHOOLS.ORG>]

Hi all,
In my original post, I asked about James and Edward Marshall, as we  
had a book in the LC that claimed to be written by one and illustrated  
by the other, but I couldn't find any information about Edward  
Marshall the illustrator.  I wondered if the two were relatives, etc.   
I got several responses, and directions to a web site that explained  
how "Edward Marshall" came to be.  Below is a quote from the article,  
which can be found at:.

http://www.yourlibrary.ws/childrens_webpage/e-author102001.htm


Under the pen name "Edward Marshall", Marshall began to produce his  
"Fox" books, which is a popular easy-to-read series. Once when asked  
why he created the pseudonym, Marshall answered," I wanted to do an  
easy-to-read book, but I was under an exclusive contract at a  
publishing house so I made up Edward, supposedly a cousin of mine from  
San Antonio. One day an editor called me and said 'we're having so  
much trouble reaching your cousin to get publicity material, could you  
tell me something about him?' 'Well,' I said, 'It's very difficult for  
him living way out there near the crematorium with his eighteen  
children....' I just spun a whole yarn about this so-called cousin,  
and before I knew it, it was printed in a publication."

Linda Lucke
Butterfield Learning Center
Butterfield Elementary School
1441 W. Lake Street
Libertyville, IL
llucke@d70schools.org








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