Gabrielle Margaret Vere Long
(1885–1952)
British author who wrote historical romances, supernatural horror stories, popular history and biography; better known by pseudonym Marjorie Bowen. Her books are much sought after by aficionados of gothic horror and received praise from critics. Other pseudonyms: Joseph Shearing, George R. Preedy, John Winch, Robert Paye and Margaret Campbell

Works

As Marjorie Bowen

  • The Viper of Milan: a Romance of Lombardy (1906) Gothic/historical fiction
  • The Master of Stair (Original UK title, The Glen o' Weeping) Gothic/historical fiction (1907)
  • Black Magic: A Tale of the Rise and Fall of the Antichrist, 1922 ed. (1909) Gothic fiction
  • The Sword Decides: a Chronicle of a Queen in the Dark Ages (1908)


  • A Moment's Madness (1908)
  • The Leopard and the Lily (1909)
  • I Will Maintain (1910, revised 1943) (external scan)
  • God and the King (1911) (external scan)
  • Defender of the Faith (1911)
  • God's Playthings (1912)
  • Lover's Knots (1912)
  • The Rake's Progress (1912) (external scan)
  • The Quest of Glory (1912) (external scan)
  • The Governor of England (1913)
  • A Knight of Spain (1913)
  • The Two Carnations (1913)
  • Prince and Heretic (1914) (external scan)
  • Because of These Things (1915) (external scan)
  • Mr Washington (US title The Soldier from Virginia) (1915)
  • The Carnival of Florence (1915)
  • Shadows of Yesterday (1916) short stories (external scan)
  • William, by Grace of God (1916)
  • Curious Happenings (1917) short stories
  • The Third Estate (1917); Revised edition, Eugenie, (1971)
  • Kings-at-Arms (1918)
  • The Burning Glass (1918)
  • Crimes of Old London (1919) short stories
  • Mr Misfortunate (1919)
  • The Cheats, A Romantic Fantasy (1920)
  • The Pleasant Husband and other stories (1921)
  • Roccoco (1921)
  • The Haunted Vintage (1921)
  • The Jest. (1922) From "La Cena delle beffe" by Sem Benelli. Rendered into English and put into novel form.
  • Affairs of Men (1922) (selections from Bowen's novels)
  • Stinging Nettles (1923) semi-autobiographical novel
  • Seeing Life! and Other Stories (1923)

Individual short works

  • "A Princess of Kent" (ss) Harper's Magazine, Apr 1908
  • "The Sign-Painter and the Crystal Fishes" (ss) In a Good Cause: Stories and Verses on Behalf of the Hospital for Sick Children 1909
  • "The Apple of Venus" (ss) Harper's Magazine, Feb 1909
  • "Dorinda Dares" (ss) Harper's Magazine, Jul 1909
  • "An Initial Letter" (ss) Harper's Magazine, Apr 1910
  • "Holy Mr. Herbert" (ss) Harper's Magazine, May 1910
  • "The Feud" (ss) Harper's Magazine, July 1910
  • "The Quack" (ss) Windsor Magazine, Vol 23, 1910
  • "The Burning of the Vanities" (ss) 1912
  • "Twilight" (ss) 1912
  • "The Folding Doors" (ss) Pearson's Magazine, December 1912
  • "The Intruder" (ss) Harper's Magazine, Feb 1913
  • "The Gifts of the Dead" (ss) Windsor Magazine, 1915
  • "Cuckoo Pint" (ss) Windsor Magazine, 1915
  • "A Proposal of Marriage" (ss) Windsor Magazine, 1915
  • "The Soul of Jeannie Duncan" (ss) Windsor Magazine 1915
  • "Giuditta's Wedding Night" (ss) 1916
  • "Scoured Silk" (ss) All-Story Weekly, June 8, 1918
  • "Brent's Folly" (ss) 1919
  • "The Confession of Beau Sekforde" (ss) 1919
  • "The Pleasant Husband" (ss) 1921
  • "Decay" (ss) 1923
  • "White Hyacinths" (ss) July, 1923
  • "The Cabriolet" (ss) Windsor Magazine, July 1923(?)
  • "The Incantation" (ss) The Queen, September 6, 1923
  • "The Accident" (ss) The Mathematical Gazette, December 1923.
  • "The Avenging of Ann Leete" (ss) The New Magazine, Dec 1923.
  • "I Will Never Leave You" (ss) December 8, 1923

Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the United States because they were published before January 1, 1925.


The author died in 1952, so works by this author are also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 60 years or less. Works by this author may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

 
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