Marjorie Bowen

Frances Malpezzi (Kansas State University)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.08: English Writing and Culture of the early Twentieth Century , 1900-1945.
Vol. editors: Chris Baldick (Goldsmiths College, University of London), Peter Childs (Birmingham Newman University), Louise McDonald (Birmingham Newman University), Andrew Radford (University of Glasgow)

Dates

Born 1 Nov 1885
Died 23 Dec 1952
Activity 1906-1952

Places

Born in England
Active in England; United States

Genres and Modes

Crime and Detective

Activities

Primary

Autobiographer
Biographer
Children's/Young Adult writer
Novelist
Playwright / Dramatist

Resources

Bowen's Works

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A prolific writer and disciplined researcher, Margaret Gabrielle Vere Campbell Long was responsible for numerous popular works in a variety of genres. During the first half of the 20th century her short fiction appeared under several pseudonyms in major British and American magazines, including

Pearson's

The London Magazine

Collier's

Harper's

, and

The Woman's Home Companion

. In addition, she published novels (historical, romance, supernatural), biographies and other nonfiction, plays, an autobiography, and children's literature. She was best known as Marjorie Bowen, but also wrote under the names of Joseph Shearing, George R. Preedy, Robert Paye, and John Winch. Unconfirmed speculation suggests she might also have written under the names E. M. Winch and Bertha Winch. Although she felt…

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Citation: Malpezzi, Frances. "Marjorie Bowen". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 18 October 2005 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=506, accessed 25 November 2024.]

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