Gabrielle Margaret Vere Long
(1885–1952)

British author who wrote historical romances, supernatural horror stories, popular history and biography; better known by pseudonym Marjorie Bowen. Her books are much sought after by aficionados of gothic horror and received praise from critics. Other pseudonyms: Joseph Shearing, George R. Preedy, John Winch, Robert Paye and Margaret Campbell

Gabrielle Margaret Vere Long

Works

As Marjorie Bowen

  • The Viper of Milan: a Romance of Lombardy (1906) Gothic/historical fiction
  • The Master of Stair (Original UK title, The Glen o' Weeping) Gothic/historical fiction (1907)
  • Black Magic: A Tale of the Rise and Fall of the Antichrist, 1922 ed. (1909) Gothic fiction
  • The Sword Decides: a Chronicle of a Queen in the Dark Ages (1908)


  • A Moment's Madness (1908)
  • The Leopard and the Lily (1909)
  • I Will Maintain (1910, revised 1943) (external scan)
  • God and the King (1911) (external scan)
  • Defender of the Faith (1911)
  • God's Playthings (1912)
  • Lover's Knots (1912)
  • The Rake's Progress (1912) (external scan)
  • The Quest of Glory (1912) (external scan)
  • The Governor of England (1913)
  • A Knight of Spain (1913)
  • The Two Carnations (1913)
  • Prince and Heretic (1914) (external scan)
  • Because of These Things (1915) (external scan)
  • Mr Washington (US title The Soldier from Virginia) (1915)
  • The Carnival of Florence (1915)
  • Shadows of Yesterday (1916) short stories (external scan)
  • William, by Grace of God (1916)
  • Curious Happenings (1917) short stories
  • The Third Estate (1917); Revised edition, Eugenie, (1971)
  • Kings-at-Arms (1918)
  • The Burning Glass (1918)
  • Crimes of Old London (1919) short stories
  • Mr Misfortunate (1919)
  • The Cheats, A Romantic Fantasy (1920)
  • The Pleasant Husband and other stories (1921)
  • Roccoco (1921)
  • The Haunted Vintage (1921)
  • The Jest. (1922) From "La Cena delle beffe" by Sem Benelli. Rendered into English and put into novel form.
  • Affairs of Men (1922) (selections from Bowen's novels)
  • Stinging Nettles (1923) semi-autobiographical novel
  • Seeing Life! and Other Stories (1923)

Individual short stories

  • "Greater Love Hath No Man" (ss) Cassell's Magazine Feb 1907
  • "Huntly of Dunbar" (ss) The Story-teller Apr 1907
  • "Mademoiselle Maria Gloria" (ss) The Story-teller May 1907
  • "A Moral Lesson" (ss) Cassell's Magazine Jun 1907
  • "The Yellow Ribbon and Giovanna" (ss) Short Stories Sep 1907
  • "Clarinda" (ss) The Story-teller Oct 1907
  • "The Black Pearls" (ss) The Pall Mall Magazine Dec 1907
  • "A Princess of Kent" (ss) Harper's Magazine, Apr 1908
  • "Madame Victoire in Velvet" (ss) The Bellman Nov 7 1908
  • "My Lady Played" (ss) Cassell's Magazine Nov 1908
  • "A Moment's Madness" (nv) The Cavalier Dec 1908
  • "The Sign-Painter and the Crystal Fishes" (ss) In a Good Cause: Stories and Verses on Behalf of the Hospital for Sick Children 1909
  • "The Apple of Venus" (ss) Harper's Magazine, Feb 1909
  • " Purchas His Princess" (ss) Nash's Magazine May 1909
  • "Madame's Son and Jacques Carnot" (ss) Nash's Magazine Jun 1909
  • "Dorinda Dares" (ss) Harper's Monthly Magazine Jul 1909
  • "The Confession of Floris Heenvliet" (ss) The Windsor Magazine Mar 1910
  • "An Initial Letter" (ss) Harper's Magazine, Apr 1910
  • "Holy Mr. Herbert" (ss) Harper's Magazine, May 1910
  • "The Feud" (ss) Harper's Magazine, July 1910
  • "Charlie" (ss) The Story-teller Aug 1910
  • "The Quack" (ss) Windsor Magazine, Vol 23, 1910
  • "Gold in Genoa" (ss) Cassell's Magazine Dec 1910
  • "The Great Emprise" (ss) The Pall Mall Magazine Dec 1910
  • “Bedlam Betty", (na) The Story-teller Dec 1911
  • "The Burning of the Vanities" (ss) 1912
  • "Twilight" (ss) 1912
  • "The Polander" (ss) The Cornhill Magazine Sep 1912
  • "The King's Son" (ss) The Cornhill Magazine Oct 1912
  • "The Aristocrat" (ss) The Cornhill Magazine Nov 1912
  • "The Camp Outside Namur" (ss) The Cornhill Magazine Dec 1912
  • "The Two Carnations" (na) Cassell's Magazine of Fiction Dec 1912
  • "The Folding Doors" (ss) Pearson's Magazine, December 1912
  • "The Intruder" (ss) Harper's Magazine, Feb 1913
  • "The Barbary Rover" (ss) The Story-teller Jun 1913
  • "The Foreigner" (ss) The Story-teller Oct 1913
  • The Seven Deadly Sins (series) Pall Mall, Dec 1913 – June 14
  1. "Pride" Dec 1913
  2. "Gluttony" Jan 1914
  3. "Luxury" Feb 1914
  4. "Wrath" (ss) March 1914
  5. "Envy" April 1914
  6. "Avarice" May 1914
  7. "Sloth" June 1914
  • "The Perilous Masquerade" (nv) The New Magazine (UK) Feb 1914
  • "The Red Necklace" (na) The Story-teller Jun 1914
  • "A Venetian Evening" (ss) The Story-teller Aug 1914
  • "The Tribunal of Terror" (na) Top-Notch Magazine Sep 30 1914 (v18 #6)
  • "The Crimson Symbol" (nv) Top-Notch Magazine Apr 15 1915
  • "The Gilt Mask" (ss) Windsor Magazine May 1915
  • "The Gifts of the Dead" (ss) Windsor Magazine, 1915
  • "Cuckoo Pint" (ss) Windsor Magazine, 1915
  • "A Proposal of Marriage" (ss) Windsor Magazine, 1915
  • "The Soul of Jeannie Duncan" (ss) Windsor Magazine 1915
  • "The Old Museum" (ss) The Cornhill Magazine Jan 1916
  • "Sir Basil and Rue" (ss) The Cornhill Magazine Jan 1916
  • "The Town Lady" (ss) The Cornhill Magazine Feb 1916
  • "The Half-Brothers" (ss) The Cornhill Magazine Mar 1916
  • "The Lady's Prisoner" (ss) The Story-teller Mar 1916
  • "Nancy of St. Giles" (nv) The New Magazine (UK) Oct 1916
  • "The Madonna of September" (ss) Cassell's Magazine of Fiction Nov 1916
  • "Giuditta's Wedding Night" (ss) 1916
  • "The Match-Maker" (ss) Windsor Magazine, 1916-17
  • "The Bankrupts" (ss) The Story-teller Mar 1917
  • "The Pond" (ss) Curious Happenings, Mills & Boon 1917
  • "The Match-Maker" (ss) The Windsor Magazine, 1916-17
  • "Tiftsie's Last Dance" (ss) The British Girl's Annual, 1918
  • "The Packet of Comfits" (ss) The Novel Magazine Apr 1918
  • "The Gilt Sedan Chair" (ss) All-Story Weekly May 18 1918
  • "Scoured Silk" (ss) All-Story Weekly, June 8, 1918
  • "Heartsease" (ss) All-Story Weekly Jun 29 1918
  • "The Mystery of Hannah Power" (ss) All-Story Weekly Jun 29 1918, as “Heartsease".
  • "Brent's Folly" (ss) 1919
  • "The Confession of Beau Sekforde" (ss) 1919
  • "The Revolt" (ss) The New Magazine (UK) Jan 1919
  • "A Little Chronicle of the Knight Ogier le Danois and the Christ Child" (ss) Colour Feb 1919
  • "An Adventure That Happened to King Ban of Benoie" (ss) Colour May 1919
  • "The Square Gold Ring" (ss) The New Magazine (UK) Sep 1919 [Kitty Trelawney]
  • "The Duke's Wedding Feast" (ss) Hutchinson's Story Magazine Oct 1919
  • "The Palace in Genoa" (ss) The New Magazine (UK) Oct 1919 [Kitty Trelawney]
  • "The Black Panther" (ss) Hutchinson's Story Magazine Nov 1919
  • "The Plaster Statue" (ss) The New Magazine (UK) Nov 1919 [Kitty Trelawney]
  • "The Wife of My Lord" (ss) Snappy Stories Dec #2 1919
  • "The Cave of Jewels" (ss) The New Magazine (UK) Dec 1919 [Kitty Trelawney]
  • "Rosalinda and the Oranges" (ss) Hutchinson's Story Magazine Dec 1919
  • "A Quiet Woman" (ss) Crimes of Old London, Odhams 1919
  • "The Appointment at the Ruined Temple" (ss) The New Magazine (UK) Jan 1920
  • "The Pleasant Husband" (ss) 1921
  • "Decay" (ss) 1923
  • "Ancient Landmarks" (ss) The Grand Magazine Mar 1923
  • "White Hyacinths" (ss) July, 1923
  • "The Cabriolet" (ss) Windsor Magazine, July 1923
  • "The Incantation" (ss) The Queen, September 6, 1923
  • "The Accident" (ss) The Mathematical Gazette, December 1923.
  • "The Avenging of Ann Leete" (ss) The New Magazine, Dec 1923.
  • "I Will Never Leave You" (ss) December 8, 1923
  • "Jacqueline of the Peach Blossoms" (ss) Windsor Magazine, 1923
  • "Her Hidden Love Letters" (ss) Live Stories Feb 8 1924
  • "Blue Petticoats" (ss) The New Magazine (UK) Feb 1924
  • "“You Ought to Be Thankful"" (ss) MacLean's Apr 15 1924
  • "At the Sign of the Blossoming May" (ss) The Grand Magazine May 1924
  • "“Where Your Treasure Is—"" (ss) The Home Magazine (UK) May 1924
  • "Sheep's Head and Babylon" (ss) The Blue Magazine Jun 1924
  • "Lady Who Lived in a Dream" (ss) MacLean's Oct 15 1924
  • "Nocturne" (ss) Hutchinson's Magazine Oct 1924
  • "Winter Violets" (ss) The Grand Magazine Dec 1924
  • "And the World Went Very Well Then" (ss) Windsor Magazine, 1924-255
  • Fleur Ange" (ss) Windsor Magazine, 1924-25
  • Out of Season" (ss) Windsor Magazine, 1924-25
  • "The Gate" (ss) The Smart Set (UK) Jan 1925
  • "Les Fantoches" (ss) The Smart Set (UK) Feb 1925
  • "Splendour" (ss) The Grand Magazine Feb 1925
  • "Comfortable" (ss) Collier's Mar 14 1925
  • "My Lady's Prisoner" (ss) The Smart Set (UK) Mar 1925
  • "The Gorgeous Lovers" (ss) Hutchinson's Magazine Apr 1925
  • "The Immortal Sins" (ss) The Blue Magazine Apr 1925
  • "A Quiet Holiday" (nv) Hutchinson's Magazine Jun 1925
  • "Shoe Laces" (ss) The Sovereign and Regent Magazine Jun 1925
  • "Cambric Tea" (nv) Hutchinson's Magazine Jul 1925
  • "The Old Woman's Jewels" (ss) Hutchinson's Magazine Aug 1925
  • "The Bishop of Hell" (ss) The Blue Magazine Sep 1925
  • "Four Farewells in Venice" (ss) Hutchinson's Magazine Oct 1925
  • "Marwood's Ghost Story" (ss) John O'London's Weekly, December 6, 1925
  • "Lonely" (ss) The Red Magazine Dec 18 1925

Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the United States because they were published before January 1, 1927.


The author died in 1952, so works by this author are also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 60 years or less. Works by this author may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

 
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