Author:Frank Owen

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Frank Owen
(1893–1968)

American fantasy author, novelist and anthologist. Best known for his oriental fantasy short stories, many of which appeared in the magazine Weird Tales. Pen names: Frank Owen, Roswell Williams, Richard Kent, Hung Long Tom.
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Works[edit]

Novels[edit]

As Roswell Williams[edit]

Novelettes[edit]

Short stories[edit]

Poetry[edit]

Collections[edit]

  • The Actress (1915)
  • The Wind That Tramps the World (1929)
  • "The Purple Sea" (1930)
  • "Della-Wu, Chinese Courtezan, and Other Oriental Love Tales" (1931)
  • "A Husband for Kutani" (1938)
  • "The Porcelain Magician" (1948)

Letters[edit]

Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the United States because they were published before January 1, 1929.


This author died in 1968, so works by this author are in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 55 years or less. These works may 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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Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the United States because they were legally published within the United States (or the United Nations Headquarters in New York subject to Section 7 of the United States Headquarters Agreement) before 1964, and copyright was not renewed.


This author died in 1968, so works by this author are in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 55 years or less. These works may 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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