Powys, John Cowper, 1872-1963 (writer)
Person
Biography
John Cowper Powys (1872-1963), writer, was born at Shirley, Derbyshire, on 8 October 1872, and educated at Sherborne and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He was lecturer for the Oxford University Extension Delegacy, 1898-1909. Powys published novels, including Wolf Solent (1929), A Glastonbury romance (1932) and Maiden Castle (1936); historical novels, including Porius (1951), Atlantis (1954) and The brazen head (1956); studies of great writers, including Dostoievsky (1947) and Rabelais (1948); and philosophical essays. He died at Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merioneth, on 17 June 1963.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Series
Letter from John Cowper Powys to Sir Newman Flower (1879-1964), 18 June 1944
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8812/239
Scope and Contents
Thanks for Newman's 'timely' help; it brought memories of Dorset; 'It was to the late Mrs. Hardy... that I owed my first introducation to you'
Dates:
18 June 1944
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Cambridge University Library
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Miscellaneous accessions
Fonds
Letters from John Cowper Powys to John and Lucy Horstmann
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9736
Dates:
c. 1900-1999
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Cambridge University Library
Fonds
Letters to Ichiro Hara
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8636
Scope and Contents
Letters to Ichiro Hara from, respectively, Phyllis Playter, John Cowper Powys and Littleton Powys.
Dates:
1952-1962
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Fonds
Llewelyn Powys and Alyse Gregory: Correspondence with G. Bryer Ash
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8835
Scope and Contents
9 letters from Llewelyn Powys to G. Bryer Ash, 1933-1935, regarding the acquisition of Lodmoor, Weymouth, by Weymouth Council for a bird sanctuary, and right of way across it, and concerning investment in local authority Funds; 1 letter from Llewelyn's brother, John Cowper Powys, 1936, about his novel 'Maiden Castle'; 4 letters from Alyse Gregory about her husband's letters, 1935 and 1940-1941; and 1 letter from William Vermilye on Powys's death. There are also G. Bryer Ash's copy...
Dates:
1933-1941
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Fonds
Llewelyn Powys, Theodore Powys and John Cowper Powys: Miscellaneous Letters
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8768
Scope and Contents
72 letters of general and literary news
Dates:
1926-1961
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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