John Oxenham

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William Arthur Dunkerley

John Oxenham in about 1910
Born November 12, 1852(1852-11-12)
Manchester, England
Died January 23, 1941 (aged 88)
Worthing, Sussex, England
Pen name John Oxenham, Julian Ross
Occupation Journalist, Novelist & Poet
Nationality British
Writing period 1902-1931

William Arthur Dunkerley (November 12, 1852 - January 23, 1941) was a prolific English journalist, novelist and poet. He was born in Manchester, spent a short time after his marriage in America before moving to Ealing, west London, in the 1880s, and then to Worthing in Sussex in 1922, where he became the town's mayor.[1]

He wrote under his own name, and also as John Oxenham for his poetry, hymn-writing, and novels. His poetry includes Bees in Amber: a little book of thoughtful verse (1913) which became a bestseller. He also wrote the poem Greatheart. He used another pseudonym, Julian Ross, for journalism. Dunkerley was a major contributor to Jerome K. Jerome's The Idler magazine.

He had two sons and four daughters, of whom the eldest, and eldest child, Elsie Jeanette, became well known as a children's writer, particularly through her Abbey Series of girls' school stories. Another daughter, Erica, also used the Oxenham pen-name. The elder son, Roderic Dunkerley, had several titles published under his own name.

[edit] Bibliography

  • Under The Iron Flail (1902)
  • Barbe Of Grand Bayou (1903)
  • Bondman Free (1903)
  • Hearts In Exile (1904)
  • John Of Gerisau (1904)
  • A Weaver Of Webs (1904)
  • White Fire (1905)
  • Giant Circumstance (1906)
  • Profit And Loss (1906)
  • The Long Road (1907)
  • Carette Of Sark (1907)
  • Pearl Of Pearl Island (1908)
  • The Song Of Hyacinth (1908)
  • My Lady Of Shadows (1909)
  • Great Heart Gillian (1909)
  • A Maid Of The Silver Sea (1910)
  • The Coil Of Carne (1911)
  • The Quest Of The Golden Rose (1912)
  • The Gate Of The Desert (1912)
  • Bees In Amber (1913)
  • Broken Shackles (1914)
  • The King's High-Way (1916)
  • All's Well (1916)
  • The Vision Splendid (1917)
  • High Altars (1918)
  • God's Candle (1929)
  • Hearts In Exile (1930)
  • The Splendour Of The Dawn (1930)
  • The Man Who Would Save The World (1930)
  • The Pageant Of The King's Children (1930) (with his son Roderick Dunkerley)
  • Cross-Roads: The Story Of Four Meetings (1931)
  • A Saint In The Making (1931)

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Oxenham, Erica J. O. and Scrapbook of J.O.

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NAME Oxenham, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dunkerley, William Arthur; Ross, Julian
SHORT DESCRIPTION English journalist, Novelist, Poet
DATE OF BIRTH 12 November 1852
PLACE OF BIRTH Manchester, England
DATE OF DEATH 23 January 1941
PLACE OF DEATH Worthing, Sussex, England
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