16 Facts About Marietta Holley

Marietta Holley, was an American humorist who used satire to comment on US society and politics.

Marietta Holley's writing was frequently compared to that of Mark Twain and Edgar Nye.

Marietta Holley's readers were scattered over the entire world, and included men and women of every station and grade.

Marietta Holley was born in a modest cottage in Ellisburg, New York, on the outskirts of Adams, New York, July 16,1836.

Marietta Holley was the youngest of Mary Taber and John Milton Holley's seven children.

Marietta Holley received the rudiments of an English education at a neighboring school, and later, with the exception of teachers in music and French, she pursued her studies at home.

Marietta Holley thought she should like to become a great painter; then she decided to be a poet, but finally abandoned both intentions.

Marietta Holley commenced her career as a writer when in her teens, though she published nothing until 1876.

Marietta Holley's father died when she was 25, and Holley took charge of the farm and care of her sick mother and sister.

Marietta Holley wrote for the Independent and several other weekly and monthly journals.

Marietta Holley urged her to write a book for him, which she did, and it was an immediate success, and was republished at once in England and Canada.

Marietta Holley wrote over 25 books, including one collection of poems, two dramas and one long poem, between 1873 and 1914.

Marietta Holley herself spent most of her life close to her family's farm; aside from Saratoga and Coney Island, she never actually visited the places to which she sent her fictional protagonists; she instead depended on maps, guidebooks, and descriptions for the necessary details.

Marietta Holley's books were translated into other languages and brought her a comfortable income.

Anthony frequently asked Marietta Holley to give speeches at suffrage conventions because of Marietta Holley's support of women's suffrage, but she refused public appearances.

Marietta Holley was not only quaint in expression but magnetic, and her sentiments were often touchingly and pathetically strong.