Author: Furlong, W. Marianne
Biography:
FURLONG, W. Marianne (fl 1834-36)
Although O’Donoghue lists her as an Irish author (possibly on the basis of her surname), she lived in Edinburgh. If Furlong was her married name, her maiden name is unknown. A printed advertisement attached to the BL copy of The Spectre Poverty describes her as an English lady offering instruction in drawing, flower painting, other decorative techniques, and in elocution and composition. She is listed in Pigot’s Commercial Directory (1837) at the Educational Institution for Young Ladies on the Intellectual System, located at 39 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh. She also published Early Sketches, Prose and Verse but only a fourth edition from 1836 has been located. It includes "The Spectre Poverty" and other pieces. (A Marianne Furlong, daughter of Richard and Charlotte [Higgens] Furlong, was born 17 Mar. 1811 and baptised 19 May at Stapleford Tawney, Essex; she is the closest match in genealogical records but there is no confirmation this was the poet.) (RPW; ancestry.co.uk 11 Dec. 2018; findmypast.co.uk 30 Dec. 2025) SR