Bowen, Elizabeth 1899-1973
Overview
| Works: | 651 works in 3,170 publications in 6 languages and 67,888 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction Short stories Psychological fiction History Criticism, interpretation, etc Biography Short stories, American Biographies Bildungsromans Domestic fiction |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Author of introduction, Other, Creator, Bibliographic antecedent, win, Composer, pre |
| Classifications: | PR6003.O6757, 823.912 |
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Most widely held works about
Elizabeth Bowen
- Listening in : broadcasts, speeches, and interviews by Elizabeth Bowen by Elizabeth Bowen( )
- Elizabeth Bowen by Allan E Austin( Book )
- Elizabeth Bowen : a reputation in writing by Renée C Hoogland( )
- Elizabeth Bowen by Victoria Glendinning( Book )
- A world of lost innocence : the fiction of Elizabeth Bowen by Nicola Darwood( )
- Elizabeth Bowen and the writing of trauma : the ethics of survival by Jessica Gildersleeve( )
- Irish cosmopolitanism : location and dislocation in James Joyce, Elizabeth Bowen, and Samuel Beckett by Nels Pearson( )
- Elizabeth Bowen by Jocelyn Brooke( Book )
- The love-charm of bombs : restless lives in the Second World War by Lara Feigel( Book )
- Elizabeth Bowen by Edwin J Kenney( Book )
- Elizabeth Bowen : a study of the short fiction by Phyllis Lassner( Book )
- Pictures and conversations by Elizabeth Bowen( Book )
- Seven winters; memories of a Dublin childhood & afterthoughts, pieces on writing by Elizabeth Bowen( Book )
- The Irish short story : a critical history( Book )
- The mulberry tree : writings of Elizabeth Bowen by Elizabeth Bowen( Book )
- Elizabeth Bowen: an introduction to her novels by William Heath( Book )
- Elizabeth Bowen, an estimation by Hermione Lee( Book )
- Elizabeth Bowen : the enforced return by Neil Corcoran( Book )
- Elizabeth Bowen( Book )
- How will the heart endure? : Elizabeth Bowen and the landscape of war by Heather Bryant Jordan( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Elizabeth Bowen
The death of the heart by
Elizabeth Bowen(
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239 editions published between 1900 and 2019 in 6 languages and held by 3,485 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Story about the havoc wrought by inharmonious relationships in a middle-class English family
239 editions published between 1900 and 2019 in 6 languages and held by 3,485 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Story about the havoc wrought by inharmonious relationships in a middle-class English family
The heat of the day by
Elizabeth Bowen(
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166 editions published between 1945 and 2019 in 6 languages and held by 2,846 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Story of espionage and betrayal set in World War II England
166 editions published between 1945 and 2019 in 6 languages and held by 2,846 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Story of espionage and betrayal set in World War II England
The collected stories of Elizabeth Bowen by
Elizabeth Bowen(
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79 editions published between 1980 and 2019 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,341 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contains 79 stories by the author
79 editions published between 1980 and 2019 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,341 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contains 79 stories by the author
The house in Paris by
Elizabeth Bowen(
Book
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117 editions published between 1926 and 2019 in 5 languages and held by 2,128 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
As a young boy waits in Paris for the mother he has never met, the circumstances surrounding his birth are revealed in the story of a brief and passionate love affair between a rich English girl and a Jewish banker
117 editions published between 1926 and 2019 in 5 languages and held by 2,128 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
As a young boy waits in Paris for the mother he has never met, the circumstances surrounding his birth are revealed in the story of a brief and passionate love affair between a rich English girl and a Jewish banker
The Oxford book of short stories by
V. S Pritchett(
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1 edition published in 1981 in English and held by 1,989 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Sir Walter Scott / The Two Drovers, Nathaniel Hawthorne/ The Birthmark, Edgar Allen Poe / The Fall Of The House Of Usher, ETC
1 edition published in 1981 in English and held by 1,989 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Sir Walter Scott / The Two Drovers, Nathaniel Hawthorne/ The Birthmark, Edgar Allen Poe / The Fall Of The House Of Usher, ETC
The last September by
Elizabeth Bowen(
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125 editions published between 1929 and 2019 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,858 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A novel of Ireland in the Nineteen-Twenties"--Cover
125 editions published between 1929 and 2019 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,858 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A novel of Ireland in the Nineteen-Twenties"--Cover
Eva Trout, or, Changing scenes by
Elizabeth Bowen(
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61 editions published between 1963 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,807 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
After an unhappy and fanciful childhood, Eva travels throughout Europe and America in seach of love and serenity
61 editions published between 1963 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,807 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
After an unhappy and fanciful childhood, Eva travels throughout Europe and America in seach of love and serenity
The little girls by
Elizabeth Bowen(
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82 editions published between 1963 and 2019 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,657 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Three aging English ladies attempt, literally and figuratively, to dig up the secret of their childhood, but find only their own damaged selves
82 editions published between 1963 and 2019 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,657 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Three aging English ladies attempt, literally and figuratively, to dig up the secret of their childhood, but find only their own damaged selves
People, places, things : essays by
Elizabeth Bowen(
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11 editions published between 2008 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,589 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The essays assembled in this volume were published in British, Irish, and American periodicals during Elizabeth Bowen's lifetime and are collected here for the first time
11 editions published between 2008 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,589 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The essays assembled in this volume were published in British, Irish, and American periodicals during Elizabeth Bowen's lifetime and are collected here for the first time
A world of love by
Elizabeth Bowen(
Book
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103 editions published between 1954 and 2019 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,545 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In A World of Love, an uneasy group of relations are living under one roof at Montefort, a decaying manor in the Irish countryside. When twenty-year-old Jane finds in the attic a packet of love letters written years ago by Guy, her mother's one-time fiance who died in World War I, the discovery has explosive repercussions. It is not clear to whom the letters are addressed, and their appearance begins to lay bare the strange and unspoken connections between the adults now living in the house. Soon, a girl on the brink of womanhood, a mother haunted by love lost, and a ruined matchmaker with her own claim on the dead wage a battle that makes the ghostly Guy as real a presence in Montefort as any of the living"--Back cover
103 editions published between 1954 and 2019 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,545 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In A World of Love, an uneasy group of relations are living under one roof at Montefort, a decaying manor in the Irish countryside. When twenty-year-old Jane finds in the attic a packet of love letters written years ago by Guy, her mother's one-time fiance who died in World War I, the discovery has explosive repercussions. It is not clear to whom the letters are addressed, and their appearance begins to lay bare the strange and unspoken connections between the adults now living in the house. Soon, a girl on the brink of womanhood, a mother haunted by love lost, and a ruined matchmaker with her own claim on the dead wage a battle that makes the ghostly Guy as real a presence in Montefort as any of the living"--Back cover
A treasury of short stories : favorites of the past hundred years from Turgenev to Thurber, from Balzac to Hemingway ; with
biographical sketches of the authors by
Bernardine Kielty(
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1 edition published in 1947 in English and held by 1,431 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The death of Ivan IIyich; a day in the country, two little soldiers; Quattrocentisteria; the secret sharer; the pace of youth; the coming-out of Maggie; the voice in the night; the old hunter; the doll's house; Babylon Revistied; a telephone call
1 edition published in 1947 in English and held by 1,431 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The death of Ivan IIyich; a day in the country, two little soldiers; Quattrocentisteria; the secret sharer; the pace of youth; the coming-out of Maggie; the voice in the night; the old hunter; the doll's house; Babylon Revistied; a telephone call
The hotel by
Elizabeth Bowen(
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98 editions published between 1927 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,422 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Following a group of British tourists vacationing on the Italian Riviera during the 1920s, The Hotel explores the social and emotional relationships that develop among the well-heeled residents of the eponymous establishment. When the young Miss Sydney falls under the sway of an older woman, Mrs. Kerr, a sapphic affair simmers right below the surface of Bowen's writing, creating a rich story that often relies as much on what is left unsaid as what is written on the page. Bowen depicts an intense interpersonal drama with wit and suspense, while playing with and pushing the English language to its boundaries
98 editions published between 1927 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,422 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Following a group of British tourists vacationing on the Italian Riviera during the 1920s, The Hotel explores the social and emotional relationships that develop among the well-heeled residents of the eponymous establishment. When the young Miss Sydney falls under the sway of an older woman, Mrs. Kerr, a sapphic affair simmers right below the surface of Bowen's writing, creating a rich story that often relies as much on what is left unsaid as what is written on the page. Bowen depicts an intense interpersonal drama with wit and suspense, while playing with and pushing the English language to its boundaries
The bazaar and other stories by
Elizabeth Bowen(
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9 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 1,300 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A prolific writer of short stories, Elizabeth Bowen claimed towards the end of her life that "a story deals in the not-yet-thought-of but always possible." Covering a range of situations - broken engagements, encounters with ghosts, brushes with crime - these stories demonstrate the virtuosity of technique that characterizes all of Bowen's writing. With this collection, Bowen, gifted with keen social observation, justifies her place in the company of D. H. Lawrence, Katherine Mansfield, Virginia Woolf, and James Joyce
9 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 1,300 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A prolific writer of short stories, Elizabeth Bowen claimed towards the end of her life that "a story deals in the not-yet-thought-of but always possible." Covering a range of situations - broken engagements, encounters with ghosts, brushes with crime - these stories demonstrate the virtuosity of technique that characterizes all of Bowen's writing. With this collection, Bowen, gifted with keen social observation, justifies her place in the company of D. H. Lawrence, Katherine Mansfield, Virginia Woolf, and James Joyce
To the North by
Elizabeth Bowen(
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101 editions published between 1932 and 2019 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,173 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An unlikely, but irresistible, love affair provides the framework for this absorbing novel of passion and solitude. Quiet, aloof and consciously solitary, Emmeline is unprepared for the violence of her attraction to Markie; but once she has succumbed to it, she far surpasses him in the depth and generosity of her surrender. The affairs of Cecilia, Emmeline's vivacious and gregarious sister-in-law, provide a sparkling counterpoint to Miss Bowen's main theme. There is also the girls' worrisome aunt, Lady Waters, a character Evelyn Waugh would be proud to claim, who "enlarged her own life into ripples of apprehension on everybody's behalf." Cool, clear, and wonderfully witty, To the North nonetheless combines passion and perception in the unique manner familiar to admirers of The Death of the Heart and The Heat of the Day
101 editions published between 1932 and 2019 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,173 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An unlikely, but irresistible, love affair provides the framework for this absorbing novel of passion and solitude. Quiet, aloof and consciously solitary, Emmeline is unprepared for the violence of her attraction to Markie; but once she has succumbed to it, she far surpasses him in the depth and generosity of her surrender. The affairs of Cecilia, Emmeline's vivacious and gregarious sister-in-law, provide a sparkling counterpoint to Miss Bowen's main theme. There is also the girls' worrisome aunt, Lady Waters, a character Evelyn Waugh would be proud to claim, who "enlarged her own life into ripples of apprehension on everybody's behalf." Cool, clear, and wonderfully witty, To the North nonetheless combines passion and perception in the unique manner familiar to admirers of The Death of the Heart and The Heat of the Day
A time in Rome by
Elizabeth Bowen(
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35 editions published between 1960 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 1,047 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Elizabeth Bowen's account of a time spent in Rome between February and Easter is no ordinary guidebook but an evocation of a city - its hisotry, its architecture and, above all, its atmosphere. She describes the famous classical sites, conjuring from the ruins visions of former inhabitants and their often bloody activities. She speculates about the immense noise of ancient Rome, the problems caused by the Romans' dining posture, and the Roman temperament, which blended 'constructive will with supine fatalism'. She envies the Vestal Virgins and admires the Empress Livia, who survived a barren marriage. She evokes the city's moods - by day, when it is characterized by golden sunlight, and at night, when the blaze of the moon 'annihilates history, turning everything into a get together spectacle for Tonight
35 editions published between 1960 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 1,047 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Elizabeth Bowen's account of a time spent in Rome between February and Easter is no ordinary guidebook but an evocation of a city - its hisotry, its architecture and, above all, its atmosphere. She describes the famous classical sites, conjuring from the ruins visions of former inhabitants and their often bloody activities. She speculates about the immense noise of ancient Rome, the problems caused by the Romans' dining posture, and the Roman temperament, which blended 'constructive will with supine fatalism'. She envies the Vestal Virgins and admires the Empress Livia, who survived a barren marriage. She evokes the city's moods - by day, when it is characterized by golden sunlight, and at night, when the blaze of the moon 'annihilates history, turning everything into a get together spectacle for Tonight
Short story theories by
Charles E May(
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1 edition published in 1976 in English and held by 1,023 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of essays by twenty short-story writers and critics, ranging from Poe to Gordimer, offers theoretical analyses of and approaches to the short story, considered as a distinct and significant genre
1 edition published in 1976 in English and held by 1,023 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of essays by twenty short-story writers and critics, ranging from Poe to Gordimer, offers theoretical analyses of and approaches to the short story, considered as a distinct and significant genre
Bowen's Court by
Elizabeth Bowen(
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44 editions published between 1942 and 1999 in English and Undetermined and held by 901 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Richard Bowen (ca. 1585/1590-1674) immigrated from England to Swansea, Massachusetts in 1638, and settled at Rehoboth, Massachusetts. Des- cendants and relatives lived in New England, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, California and elsewhere
44 editions published between 1942 and 1999 in English and Undetermined and held by 901 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Richard Bowen (ca. 1585/1590-1674) immigrated from England to Swansea, Massachusetts in 1638, and settled at Rehoboth, Massachusetts. Des- cendants and relatives lived in New England, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, California and elsewhere
Friends and relations by
Elizabeth Bowen(
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73 editions published between 1931 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 870 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"During a soft English summer in the 1920s, the Studdart sisters marry and set up house, one in London and one in a country estate. However, things are not as they seem. Using careful, elliptical prose interspersed with quips and populated by memorable characters, Elizabeth Bowen reveals how these seemingly placid lives are anchored in lies"--Page 4 of cover
73 editions published between 1931 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 870 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"During a soft English summer in the 1920s, the Studdart sisters marry and set up house, one in London and one in a country estate. However, things are not as they seem. Using careful, elliptical prose interspersed with quips and populated by memorable characters, Elizabeth Bowen reveals how these seemingly placid lives are anchored in lies"--Page 4 of cover
The Heritage of British literature by
Elizabeth Bowen(
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13 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 758 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Introducing or re_introducing us to the pleasures of the most memorable works and writers through the centuries. Lord David Cecil as a poet, Graham Greene as a dramatist, Elizabeth Bowen as a novelist, Kate O'Brien for diaries and journals and Anthony Burgess defines the place of British literature in the contemporary world
13 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 758 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Introducing or re_introducing us to the pleasures of the most memorable works and writers through the centuries. Lord David Cecil as a poet, Graham Greene as a dramatist, Elizabeth Bowen as a novelist, Kate O'Brien for diaries and journals and Anthony Burgess defines the place of British literature in the contemporary world
English novelists by
Elizabeth Bowen(
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63 editions published between 1900 and 1997 in 3 languages and held by 745 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
63 editions published between 1900 and 1997 in 3 languages and held by 745 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Adolescence Authors, English Bombardment of London (England : 1940-1941) Bowen, Elizabeth, Bowen family British Conflict of generations Country homes England England--London England--Worcestershire English fiction English fiction--Irish authors English literature Female friendship France--Paris Girls Great Britain Green, Henry, Guardian and ward Ireland Ireland--Cork (County) Italy Italy--Riviera Italy--Rome Literature Loss (Psychology) Love-letters Manners and customs Middle-aged women Missing persons Mothers and daughters Novelists, Irish Orphans Reunions Separation (Psychology) Short stories Short stories, American Short stories, English Short story Social aspects Travel Treason Triangles (Interpersonal relations) United States War and literature Women Women and literature World War (1939-1945) Young women
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Bitha 1899-1973
Bowen, Bitha.
Bowen, Bitha 1899-1973
Bowen E.
Bowen, Elisabeth 1899-1973
Bowen Elizabeth
Bowen, Elizabeth, 1899-
Bowen, Elizabeth D. C. 1899-1973
Bowen, Elizabeth Dorothea Cole
Bowen, Elizabeth Dorothea Cole 1899-1973
Cameron, Elizabeth Bowen.
Cameron, Elizabeth Bowen 1899-1973
Cole Bowen, Elizabeth, 1899-1973
Cole, Dorothea 1899-1973
Elisabeth Bowen
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