Vernon Knowles (1899–1968) was an Australian writer, born in

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. He attended the

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but did not complete a degree. With some encouragement from

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, he turned to writing. He became an expatriate, living mostly in England. Knowles wrote a series of fantasy stories, ''The Street of Queer Houses and other Tales''. Neil Barron, ''Fantasy and horror : a critical and historical guide to literature, illustration, film, TV, radio, and the Internet''.Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 1999.

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has stated: "Knowles's work is in the tradition of Richard Garnett and has affinities with the work of

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and Donald Corley, but he affects a more naive and relaxed style than any of these. His best stories are amusing literary confections." He died in London in 1968.

Works

*''Songs and Preludes'' (1917) poetry *''Lamps and Vine Leaves'' (1919), poetry, with

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and

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*''Bypaths'' (1921) *''The Street of Queer Houses: And Other Stories'' (1924) *''Poems'' (1925) *''Here and Otherwhere'' (1926) stories *''Beads of Coloured Days: a study in behaviour'' (1926) *''Silver Nutmegs'' (1927) stories *''The Ripening Years'' (1927) poetry *''The Ladder'' (1929) *''Pitiful Dust. A study in frustration'' (1931) *''Two and Two Make Five'' (1935) *''Eternity In An Hour, a study in childhood'' (1932) memoir *''The Experience of Poetry'' (1935) *''Prince Jonathan. A dramatic lyric'' (1935) *''Love Is My Enemy'' (1947) *''Sapphires: Here and Otherwhere and Silver Nutmegs'' (1978, reprint)

References

External links

''AustLit'' page
* ttp://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/k/vernon-knowles/ Bibliography at ''Fantastic Fiction''* * 1899 births 1968 deaths Australian male short story writers Australian expatriates in England Australian fantasy writers 20th-century Australian poets Australian male poets 20th-century Australian short story writers 20th-century Australian male writers {{Australia-writer-stub