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British novelist, poet and philosopher John Cowper Powys was born in Shirley, Derbyshire on October 8, 1872. He was a lecturer for more than three decades, traveling across America but eventually returned to Great Britain. He has written regional romances, historical fiction and critical studies including A Glastonbury Romance and Wolf Solent. He died on June 17, 1963. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Wolf Solent… (more)
Wolf Solent 579 copies, 7 reviews
A Glastonbury Romance 547 copies, 10 reviews
Weymouth Sands 227 copies, 3 reviews
Porius 193 copies, 5 reviews
Owen Glendower 172 copies, 4 reviews
Maiden Castle 166 copies, 2 reviews
Autobiography 102 copies, 1 review
The Brazen Head 94 copies, 5 reviews
The Meaning of Culture 80 copies, 1 review
Morwyn 62 copies
Three Fantasies 61 copies
One Hundred Best Books 54 copies, 2 reviews
Ducdame 46 copies
A Philosophy of Solitude 43 copies, 1 review
The Art of Happiness 34 copies, 2 reviews
Wood and Stone 31 copies
The Inmates 29 copies, 2 reviews
Atlantis 29 copies, 2 reviews
The Pleasures of Literature 24 copies, 1 review
All or Nothing 24 copies, 2 reviews
Rodmoor 23 copies
The Art of Growing Old 19 copies, 1 review
Confessions of Two Brothers 14 copies, 1 review
Rabelais 11 copies
Dostoievsky 11 copies
Real Wraiths 10 copies, 1 review
Two & two 10 copies
Mortal strife 10 copies
Mandragora 9 copies
Samphire 8 copies
Lucifer 7 copies
Poems 7 copies
You and Me 7 copies
Jobber Skald 5 copies
Cataclysm 1 copy
Abertackle 1 copy
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