John Cowper Powys

On this day in 1872 the great novelist and eccentric John Cowper Powys was born. Although born in England he considered himself to be of Welsh origin. He lived and taught in America for 30 years before returning to Britain to live in Corwen andf Blaenau Ffestiniog in North Wales. He considered moving to North Wales to be a "hiraeth" or homecoming and wrote two important historical novels set in Wales ( 'Owen Glendower" and "Porius" ) during this period. John Cowper Powys died in 1963.

Powys Society
Review of "Owen Glendower"
Wikipedia
Guardian article (Margaret Drabble)
Guardian review of "Owen Glendower"
(Margaret Drabble)