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Powell, Dawn
(1896-1965) American writer. During her lifetime, Dawn Powell created poems, short stories, articles, and plays. Her works include "Angel on Toast," "Dance Night," "The Golden Spur," and "A Time to be Born."
Dawn Powell: Novels 1930-1942
Dawn Powell (1896-1965) is remembered for her witty, quirky, often moving fiction... Read more about her works.
Dawn Powell: Novels 1930-1942
In 1922, Powell began work on her first novel, "Whither, "which was published in 1925. She wrote "She Walks in Beauty" in 1925, though this novel wasn't published until 1928. And, she began "The Bride's House," which was published in 1929. Read more about this collection of novels.
Discovering Dawn Powell
"During her lifetime she wrote 16 novels, 10 plays, numerous short stories, and too-numerous-to-mention magazine articles. While her books were not incredibly popular while she was alive, she was not totally ignored, either."
The Diaries of Dawn Powell 1931 - 1965
"Dawn Powell lived to write. In her case, this statement is not an empty phrase, nor is it an exaggeration. Powell was writing steadily by the time she was twelve; in the last year of her life, when she was mortally ill, her concerns were not so much with her failing health and ever-dwindling weight as with her inability to make headway on any of her writing projects."