Visions and Revisions: A Book of Literary Devotions (Essay Index in Reprint)

Powys, John Cowper

ISBN 10: 0848630254 / ISBN 13: 9780848630256

Published by Roth Pub, 1978

About this Item

No dust jacket. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.

Seller Inventory # mon0000111297

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Visions and Revisions: A Book of Literary Devotions (Essay Index in Reprint)
• Publisher: Roth Pub
• Publication Date: 1978
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0848630254
• ISBN 13: 9780848630256
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

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About the Author

Powys was born in Shirley, Derbyshire, in 1872, the son of the Reverend Charles Francis Powys (1843–1923), who was vicar of Montacute, Somerset, for thirty-two years, and Mary Cowper Johnson, a descendent of the poet William Cowper. He came from a family of eleven children, many of whom were also talented. His two younger brothers Llewelyn Powys (1884–1939) and Theodore Francis Powys were well-known writers, while his sister Philippa published a novel and some poetry. Another sister Marian Powys was an authority on lace and lace-making and published a book on this subject. His brother A. R. Powys was Secretary of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, and published a number of books on architectural subjects. John studied at Sherborne School and graduated from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, June 1894.