Frank Owen (author)

Frank Owen (1893–1968) was an American author, novelist and anthologist. He wrote 10 novels in the 1930s under the pseudonym Roswell Williams, a name which is sometimes erroneously listed as his real name.[1] Owen is best known for his oriental fantasy short stories,[1] many of which appeared in the magazine Weird Tales.[2] Owen also co-wrote several children's collections with his wife, Ethel Owen.[1]

Not to be confused with Frank Owen (politician), who was also an author.

Frank Owen
Born	1893
Died	(1968-10-13)October 13, 1968
Pen name	Roswell Williams
Occupation	author, novelist, anthologist
Nationality	United States

Owen's "Singapore Nights" was the cover story on the debut issue of Oriental Stories in 1930

Owen's "Quest of a Noble Tiger" was the cover story in the January 1943 Weird Tales

Bibliography

Novels and collections

• Coat Tales from the Pockets of the Happy Giant (with Ethel Owen, collection, 1927)
• The Dream Hills of Happy Country (with Ethel Owen, collection, 1928)
• House Mother (1929)
• Pale Pink Porcelain (1929)
• The Wind that Tramps the World (1929)
• The Purple Sea (collection, 1930)
• Windblown Stories (with Ethel Owen, collection, 1930)
• Della Wu, Chinese Courtesan (collection, 1931)
• Rare Earth (1931)
• The Blue Highway (with Ethel Owen, collection, 1932)
• "Vagabond Lady" (as Roswell Williams, 1934)
• Madonna of the Damned (as Roswell Williams, 1935)
• Lovers of La Fab (as Roswell Williams, 1935)

"Dark Destiny"(as Roswell Williams, 1936)

• A Husband for Kutani (collection, 1938)
• The Scarlet Hill (1941)
• The Porcelain Magician (1948)

Anthologies

• Murder for Millions (1946)
• Fireside Mystery Book (1947)
• Teen-age Mystery Stories (1948)

Notes

1. Clute, John; John Grant (1997). The Encyclopedia of Fantasy. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 739. ISBN 0-88184-708-9.
2. Jaffery, Sheldon; Fred Cook (1985). The Collectors Index to Weird Tales. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green State University Popular Press. p. 109. ISBN 0-87972-284-3.

References

• Bleiler, Everett (1948). The Checklist of Fantastic Literature. Chicago: Shasta Publishers. p. 216.
• Clute, John; John Grant (1997). The Encyclopedia of Fantasy. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 739. ISBN 0-88184-708-9.
• Tuck, Donald H. (1978). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. pp. 460–461. ISBN 0-911682-22-8.

External links

• Frank Owen at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Works related to Frank Owen at Wikisource