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Frances Cowen


Born
in Oxford, The United Kingdom
December 27, 1915

Died
January 01, 1992

Genre
Romance, Mystery & Thrillers, Children's Books


Born the daughter of Joseph and Helen Cowen, Frances Cowen was educated in Oxford at an Ursuline convent and the Milham Ford School for girls.

She married George Heinrich Munthe in 1938; he died in 1941. They had one child, a daughter, Mary.

She wrote romantic suspense novels and books for children/young adults and produced more than 50 works under her own name. She also wrote around 10 novels under the pseudonym Eleanor Hyde.

In addition to writing, she worked for Blackwell's in Oxford, England, in 1938−39; was a member of Air Raid Precautions staff in Dartmouth, Devon, during World War II, and was assistant secretary for the Royal Literary Fund in London from 1955 through to 1966.

She contributed to various anthologies, to 'Good Housekeepin ...more

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Average rating: 3.75 · 109 ratings · 21 reviews · 70 distinct works • Similar authors
The Secret of Grange Farm
3.89 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1961 — 9 editions
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The Secret of the Loch
3.67 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1963 — 2 editions
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Clover Cottage
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The Little Countess
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The Shadow of Polperro
2.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1969 — 2 editions
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The Nightmare Ends
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1966
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The Hounds of Carvello
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1970 — 4 editions
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Shadow of Theale
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The Daylight Fear
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Mystery at the Walled House
3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1951
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