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Marjorie Bowen


Born
in Hayling Island, The United Kingdom
November 01, 1885

Died
December 23, 1952

Genre
Fiction


Marjorie Bowen (pseudonym of Mrs Gabrielle Margaret V[ere] Long née Campbell), was a British author who wrote historical romances, supernatural horror stories, popular history and biography. Her total output numbers over 150 volumes with the bulk of her work under the 'Bowen' pseudonym. She also wrote under the names Joseph Shearing, George R. Preedy, John Winch, Robert Paye, and Margaret Campbell. As Joseph Shearing, she wrote several sinister gothic romances full of terror and mystery. Many of these stories were published as Berkley Medallion Books. Several of her books were adapted as films. Her books are much sought after by aficionados of gothic horror and received praise from critics.

Bowen's alcoholic father left the family at an ear ...more

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Average rating: 3.67 · 8,852 ratings · 1,428 reviews · 485 distinct works • Similar authors
Black Magic
3.95 avg rating — 425 ratings — published 1909 — 2 editions
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The Crown Derby Plate: A Gh...
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3.78 avg rating — 380 ratings — published 1933 — 9 editions
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The Bishop of Hell and Othe...
3.87 avg rating — 302 ratings — published 1949 — 19 editions
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Mary Queen of Scots
3.64 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 1936 — 10 editions
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The House by the Poppy Fiel...
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The Queen's Caprice
3.42 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 1933 — 18 editions
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The Viper of Milan
3.49 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1906 — 87 editions
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Kecksies and Other Twilight...
3.81 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 1976 — 5 editions
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The Haunted Vintage
3.48 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1921 — 7 editions
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Dickon
3.60 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 1929 — 22 editions
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Series by Marjorie Bowen

I Will Maintain Defender of the Faith For God and the King
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Prince and Heretic William, by the Grace of God
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“Flattery is so necessary to all of us that we flatter one another to be flattered in return”
― Marjorie Bowen
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“He who don’t like me greasy shan’t have me nice.”
― Marjorie Bowen, Mistress Nell Gwyn
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“They were all people whom I either knew too well or whom I didn't wish to know at all...”
― Marjorie Bowen, The Prescription
tags: ghost-story, humor, uncanny
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