She is slowly being rediscovered by the literati for her style and grace. She made good money writing, so she was capable of grasping the public imagination. She wrote under numerous pen names.historical novels as George Preedy, crime novels as Joseph Shearing (really romans-a-clef, based on notorious real crimes), assorted novels and stories as Margaret Campbell, John Winch, and Robert Paye, but she's best remembered for her supernatural tales written under the Bowen moniker.īut even with all that, which would lead one to assume she was a hack.she was a damned good storyteller, often quite daring, and with undeniable grace as a stylist. She was a writer by necessity, supporting her increasingly ungrateful and demanding family (although her children adored her her youngest son, who wrote the charming introduction, speaks of her was a wonderful, loving mother). Marjorie Bowen (1885-1952, real name: Gabrielle Margaret Vere Long) is someone who has fascinated me for a long time.
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