Frank Owen (author)
| Frank Owen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1893 |
| Died | October 13, 1968 |
| Pen name | Roswell Williams |
| Occupation | author, novelist, anthologist |
| Nationality | United States |
Owen's "Singapore Nights" was the cover story on the debut issue of Oriental Stories in 1930
Owen's "Quest of a Noble Tiger" was the cover story in the January 1943 Weird Tales
Frank Owen is a United States author, novelist and anthologist. He wrote 10 novels in the 1930s under the pseudonym Roswell Williams, a name which is sometimes erroneously listed as his real name.[1] Owen is best known for his oriental fantasy short stories,[1] many of which appeared in the magazine Weird Tales.[2] Owen also co-wrote several children's collections with his wife, Ethel Owen.[1]
Bibliography
Novels and collections
- Coat Tales from the Pockets of the Happy Giant (with Ethel Owen, collection, 1927)
- The Dream Hills of Happy Country (with Ethel Owen, collection, 1928)
- House Mother (1929)
- Pale Pink Porcelain (1929)
- The Wind that Tramps the World (1929)
- The Purple Sea (collection, 1930)
- Windblown Stories (with Ethel Owen, collection, 1930)
- Della Wu, Chinese Courtesan (collection, 1931)
- Rare Earth (1931)
- The Blue Highway (with Ethel Owen, collection, 1932)
- "Vagabond Lady" (as Roswell Williams, 1934)
- Madonna of the Damned (as Roswell Williams, 1935)
- Lovers of La Fab (as Roswell Williams, 1935)
"Dark Destiny"(as Roswell Williams, 1936)
- A Husband for Kutani (collection, 1938)
- The Scarlet Hill (1941)
- The Porcelain Magician (1948)
Anthologies
- Murder for Millions (1946)
- Fireside Mystery Book (1947)
- Teen-age Mystery Stories (1948)
Notes
- 1 2 3 Clute, John; John Grant (1997). The Encyclopedia of Fantasy. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 739. ISBN 0-88184-708-9.
- ↑ Jaffery, Sheldon; Fred Cook (1985). The Collectors Index to Weird Tales. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green State University Popular Press. p. 109. ISBN 0-87972-284-3.
References
- Bleiler, Everett (1948). The Checklist of Fantastic Literature. Chicago: Shasta Publishers. p. 216.
- Clute, John; John Grant (1997). The Encyclopedia of Fantasy. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 739. ISBN 0-88184-708-9.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1978). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. pp. 460–461. ISBN 0-911682-22-8.
External links
- Frank Owen at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Works related to Frank Owen at Wikisource
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