Bowen, Elizabeth

7 June 1899 - 22 February 1973

Irish-born writer who did much of her growing up in London, Bowen produced novels, short stories, and numerous essays, many concerned with family dynamics and children. She is today probably best-known for the widely anthologized "Hand in Glove" (1952).

Sites:
Biographical essay [Petra Rau, U Portsmouth; Literary Encyclopedia]
Elizabeth Bowen
Includes biographical note, bibliography, commentary, and more. [Princess Grace Irish Library]
Biographical sketch
part of a description of the Bowen collection of papers at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the U of Texas at Austin.
Elizabeth Bowen page
Includes very brief biographical note. [LitLinks, Bedford/St. Martin's Press]
Biographical note [Dept of English, US Naval Academy]
Biographical note
Emphasizes lesbian and homosexual aspects of Bowen's work. [Thomas Dukes, glbtq]
Brief biographical note [Columbia Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia.com]
Brief biographical note [Ireland Now]
Brief bibliographical listing [Irish Writers Online]
Bibliography [FantasticFiction.com]
Secondary Bibliography [Bradley Shoop, U Tennessee Chattanooga]
 


Etexts:
Under copyright


Essays and Reviews:
"Elizabeth Bowen: the house, the hotel, & the child" by Richard Tillinghast
Good overview of much of Bowen's work, though not focused on her supernaturalist tales. [The New Criterion Online]
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"Elizabeth Bowen."