Author:Frank Owen
Works
editNovels
edit- The House Mother (1929) (external scan)
- Rare Earth (1931)
- The Scarlet Hill (1941)
As Roswell Williams
edit- The Professional Virgin (1931)
- Three in a Bed (1932) (external scan)
- The Damned Lover (1933)
- Woman Without Love? (1933)
- Hand-Made Lady (1934)
- Vagabond Lady (1934)
- Madonna of the Damned (1935) (external scan)
- Slant-Eyed Woman (1935)
- Dark Destiny (1936)
- Loves of Lo-Foh (1936)
Novelettes
edit- "The Actress," in The Actress (1915)
- "Berenice of Constantine," in The Actress (1915)
- "Singapore Nights," in Oriental Stories (October-November 1930, vol. 1, no. 1)
- "The China Kid," in Oriental Stories (December-January 1931, vol. 1, no. 2)
- "Scoundrels by Night," in Oriental Stories (February-March 1931, vol. 1, no. 3)
- "The Poppy Pearl" in Weird Tales, 29 (2) (February 1937)
- "Quest of a Noble Tiger" in Weird Tales, 36 (9) (January 1943)
- "A Study in Amber" (1947)
- "A Study in Amber," in Avon Fantasy Reader (05) (March 1948)
Short stories
edit- "The Undecided Woman" in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, 95 (566) (February 1915)
- "The Doormat," in The Actress (1915)
- "The Man Who Owned the World" in Weird Tales, 2 (3) (October 1923)
- "The Yellow Pool" (1923)
- "The Yellow Pool" in Weird Tales, 6 (4) (October 1925)
- "The Open Window" in Weird Tales, 3 (1) (December 1923 - January 1924)
- "Shadows" in Weird Tales, 3 (4) (April 1924)
- "The Man Who Lived Next Door to Himself" in Weird Tales, 4 (2) (May-June-July 1924)
- "Hunger" in Weird Tales, 5 (2) (February 1925)
- "The Wind That Tramps the World" in Weird Tales, 5 (4) (April 1925)
- "Black Hill" in Weird Tales, 5 (6) (June 1925)
- "The Lantern-Maker" in Weird Tales, 6 (2) (August 1925)
- "The Fan" in Weird Tales, 6 (6) (December 1925)
- "The Silent Trees" in Weird Tales, 7 (5) (May 1926)
- "Seven Minutes" in Weird Tales, 8 (4) (October 1926)
- "The Dream Peddler" in Weird Tales, 9 (1) (January 1927)
- "Pale Pink Porcelain" (1927)
- "The Blue City" in Weird Tales, 10 (3) (September 1927)
- "The Purple Sea" in Weird Tales, 11 (2) (February 1928)
- "The Tinkle of the Camel's Bell" in Weird Tales, 12 (6) (December 1928)
- "The Frog," in The Wind That Tramps the World (1929)
- "The Inverted House," in The Wind That Tramps the World (1929)
- "The Month the Almonds Bloom," in The Wind That Tramps the World (1929)
- "The Snapped Willow," in The Wind That Tramps the World (1929)
- "The Golden Hour of Kwoh Fan" (1930)
- "The Golden Hour of Kwoh Fan," in Avon Fantasy Reader (11) (October 1949)
- "The Desert Woman," in Oriental Stories (October-November 1930, vol. 1, no. 1)
- "The Burning Sea," in Oriental Stories (December-January 1931, vol. 1, no. 2)
- "Della Wu, Chinese Courtezan," in Oriental Stories (February-March 1931, vol. 1, no. 3)
- "Song of the Indian Night," in Oriental Stories (Summer 1931, vol. 1, no. 5)
- "The Ox-Cart" in Weird Tales, 22 (6) (December 1933) — Copyrighted in the United States until 2029 due to (Renewal: R270000)
- "Five Merchants Who Met in a Tea-House," in The Magic Carpet Magazine (January 1934, vol. 4, no. 1)
- "The Man Who Would Not Die" in Weird Tales, 27 (2) (February 1936)
- "The Mandarin's Ear" in Weird Tales, 30 (2) (August 1937)
- "On Pell Street" in Weird Tales, 35 (4) (July-August 1940)
- "By What Mystic Mooring" in Weird Tales, 35 (9) (May-June 1941)
- "The March of the Trees" in Weird Tales, 36 (4) (March 1942)
- "For Tomorrow We Die" in Weird Tales, 36 (6) (July 1942)
- "The Lips of Caya Wu" in Weird Tales, 36 (8) (November 1942)
- "The Man Who Amazed Fish" in Weird Tales, 36 (11) (May 1943)
- "The Street of Faces" in Weird Tales, 36 (12) (July 1943)
- "Death in a Gray Mist" in Weird Tales, 37 (1) (September 1943)
- "The Long Still Streets of Evening" in Weird Tales, 38 (1) (September 1944)
- "The Three Pools and the Painted Moon" in Weird Tales, 42 (6) (September 1950)
- "The Old Gentleman with the Scarlet Umbrella" in Weird Tales, 43 (2) (January 1951)
- "One-Man God," in Avon Fantasy Reader (17) (June 1951)
- "The Unicorn" in Weird Tales, 44 (7) (November 1952)
Poetry
edit- "The Yellow River," in Oriental Stories (October-November 1930, vol. 1, no. 1)
- "Flower Profiles," in Oriental Stories (October-November 1930, vol. 1, no. 1)
- "The Rug," in Oriental Stories (December-January 1931, vol. 1, no. 2)
- "The Rose," in Oriental Stories (December-January 1931, vol. 1, no. 2)
- "The Giant," in Oriental Stories (February-March 1931, vol. 1, no. 3)
- "Hsun Hsu," in Oriental Stories (April-May-June 1931, vol. 1, no. 4)
- "The Mirror," in Oriental Stories (April-May-June 1931, vol. 1, no. 4)
- "Yung Chi," in Oriental Stories (Summer 1931, vol. 1, no. 5)
- "The Golden Girl," in Oriental Stories (Autumn 1931, vol. 1, no. 6)
- "Yellow Velvet," in Oriental Stories (Autumn 1931, vol. 1, no. 6)
- "Night," in Oriental Stories (Autumn 1931, vol. 1, no. 6)
- "Porcelain," in Oriental Stories (Autumn 1931, vol. 1, no. 6)
- "The Mystic Rose," in Oriental Stories (Winter 1932, vol. 2, no. 1)
- "The Nanking Road," in The Magic Carpet Magazine (January 1933, vol. 3, no. 1)
- "Gifts," in The Magic Carpet Magazine (April 1933, vol. 3, no. 2)
- "Dancers," in The Magic Carpet Magazine (July 1933, vol. 3, no. 3)
- "The Green Sea" in Weird Tales, 22 (2) (August 1933) — Copyrighted in the United States until 2029 due to (Renewal: R273920)
- "Rain" in Weird Tales, 22 (3) (September 1933) — Copyrighted in the United States until 2029 due to (Renewal: R269997)
- "The Pool," in The Magic Carpet Magazine (October 1933, vol. 3, no. 4)
- "Rivers," in The Magic Carpet Magazine (January 1934, vol. 4, no. 1)
- "The Lantern" in Weird Tales, 23 (2) (February 1934)
- "Tea-Drinking" in Weird Tales, 25 (5) (May 1935)
- "Night Song" in Weird Tales, 26 (3) (September 1935)
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- "Chinese Authority," letter to Weird Tales (May 1943, vol. 36, no. 11)
- "Streets of Defeat," letter to Weird Tales (September 1944, vol. 38, no. 1)
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