Catherine Amy Dawson Scott
| Catherine Amy Dawson Scott | |
|---|---|
 Catherine Amy Dawson Scott | |
| Born |
August 1865 Dulwich |
| Died | 4 November 1934 (aged 69) |
| Occupation | Writer, playwright, poet |
| Nationality | British |
| Literary movement |
Co-founder of International PEN |
| Notable works | The Haunting |
Catherine Amy Dawson Scott (August 1865 – 4 November 1934) was an English writer, playwright and poet. She is best known as a co-founder (in 1921) of International PEN, a worldwide association of writers.
Works
- Charades for Home Acting. (1888)
- Sappho. A Poem (1889)
- Madcap Jane or Youth. T. Nelson & Sons (1890)
- Idylls of Womanhood. Poems. (1892)
- The Story of Anna Beames (1907)
- The Burden. (1908)
- Nooks & Corners of Cornwall. (1911)
- Alice Bland, and The Golden Ball. Two one act plays (1912)
- Tom, Cousin Mary, and Red Riding Hood. Three One Act Plays (1912)
- Beyond. Poems. (1912)
- Wastralls. W. Heinemann (1918)
- The Headland. Heinemann (1920)
- The Rolling Stone. A.A. Knopf (1920)
- The Haunting (1921). (New edition: Tabb House (March 1985), ISBN 0-907018-38-6)
- Bitter Herbs. Poems. A.A. Knopf (1923)
- The Turn of a Day. H. Holt (1925)
- The Vampire. A Book of Cornish and Other Stories. R. Holden & Co., Ltd (1925)
- Blown by the Wind (1926)
- (as editor with Ernest Rhys): Twenty-Seven Humorous Tales (1926)
- (with Ernest Rhys): 26 Adventure Stories, Old and New. (1929)
- (as editor with Ernest Rhys): Mainly Horses. Tales by Various Authors. (1929)
- The Seal Princess. George Philip & Son Ltd (1930)
- (as editor): The Guide to Psychic Knowledge (1932)
- The House In The Hollow Or Tender Love. Benn (1933)
References
- Marjorie Watts: P.E.N. The early years, 1921-1926. Archive Press Ltd, 1971
- Marjorie Watts: Mrs Sappho: The Life of C.A. Dawson Scott, Mother of International P.E.N.. Duckwort 1987, ISBN 0-7156-2183-1
- Yopie Prins: Victorian Sappho. Princeton University Press 1999, ISBN 0-691-05919-5 (restricted online version (Google Books))
External links
- Works by C. A. Dawson Scott at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Catherine Amy Dawson Scott at Internet Archive
- History of PEN
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| Preceded by |
International President of PEN International 1921–1933 |
Succeeded by John Galsworthy |
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