William Bowen (author)

William Bowen
William Bowen
Born	William Alvin Bowen; May 15, 1877; Baltimore, Maryland, US
Died	September 18, 1937 (aged 60); California
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	American
Genre	Children's literature, fantasy
Notable works	The Old Tobacco Shop;

William Alvin Bowen (May 15, 1877–September 18, 1937) was an American attorney who wrote several children's books in the 1920s.[1][2] His most notable work was The Old Tobacco Shop, a fantasy novel that was one runner-up for the inaugural Newbery Medal in 1922.[3]

Bowen was born in Baltimore, Maryland, earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Maryland in 1898, and worked in his father's law office until 1904, when he moved to Los Angeles. There he was a member of the Olympic Committee as attorney for the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was also a member of the California and Southern California Historical Societies.[1]

Bowen's first children's book was The Enchanted Forest, a fantasy novel published by Macmillan late in 1920. His second was The Old Tobacco Shop, one year later.[2]

Works

The Enchanted Forest, illustrated by Maud and Miska Petersham (The Macmillan Company, 1920)[4]
The Old Tobacco Shop: A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure, illus. Reginald Birch (Macmillan, Nov 1921)[4]
Solario the Tailor: His Tales of the Magic Doublet, illus. J. Ormsbee (Macmillan, Sep 1922) – sequel to The Enchanted Forest[4]
Merrimeg, illus. Emma Brock (Macmillan, 1923), LCCN 23-13190
Philip and the Faun, illus. N. Choate (Little, Brown and Company, Sep 1926)[4]
Gossip from the Sixteenth Century (Los Angeles: The Zamorano Club, 1938), LCCN 39-5254

gollark: All goalposts are contained in Goalpost Site-185B.

gollark: It's very weird.

gollark: There's this one atom in the GTech™ atom container which, instead of spontaneously radioactively decaying, spontaneously emits bitstreams.

gollark: We have that occasionally.

gollark: Ah, that makes sense.

References

"William Alvin Bowen, 1877–1937". Henry R. Wagner. California History. Q J Calif Hist Soc 17.1 (March 1938): 94. DOI: 10.2307/25160763. University of California Press (ucpress.edu). Retrieved 2016-02-22.
"Los Angeles Attorney Writes Children's Books". Los Angeles Times. November 13, 1921. Page II11.
"Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922–Present". American Library Association. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
William Bowen at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 2016-02-22. Select a title to see its linked publication history and general information. Select a particular edition (title) for more data at that level, such as a front cover image or linked contents.

External links

Works by William Bowen at Project Gutenberg
William Bowen at Library of Congress Authorities, with 6 catalog records

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[wagner-1] "William Alvin Bowen, 1877–1937". Henry R. Wagner. California History. Q J Calif Hist Soc 17.1 (March 1938): 94. DOI: 10.2307/25160763. University of California Press (ucpress.edu). Retrieved 2016-02-22.

[LAT-2] "Los Angeles Attorney Writes Children's Books". Los Angeles Times. November 13, 1921. Page II11.

[3] "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922–Present". American Library Association. Retrieved 2015-05-04.

[isfdb-4] William Bowen at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 2016-02-22. Select a title to see its linked publication history and general information. Select a particular edition (title) for more data at that level, such as a front cover image or linked contents.