Catherine Amy Dawson Scott

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Catherine Amy Dawson Scott (born August 1865 in Dulwich (London) , † November 4, 1934 ) was an English writer . She was one of the founders of PEN in London .

Life

Scott was the daughter of a brick factory owner and was given the same name as her mother. She worked as a secretary from the age of 18 and later turned to writing. The first publication was Charades for home acting (1888). She married Horatio Francis N. Scott in 1896 and took his family name. In 1902 the family moved to West Cowes on the Isle of Wight .

Scott was the founder of the To Morrow Club authors' association , a forerunner of the PEN Club. She thought of a club that was common among friends at the time. The experiment of encountering strangers should emerge from the expansion of the horizon. Your novels, stories and essays tell of it. The then 56-year-old invited to a dinner on October 5, 1921 . 41 authors accepted the invitation, including George Bernhard Shaw and John Galsworthy , who had always advocated international understanding and peace.

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 . AA button (1920)
  • The Haunting (1921). New edition: Tabb House (March 1985)
  • Bitter herbs. Poems . AA button (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)

literature

personal data
SURNAME Scott, Catherine Amy Dawson
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dawson, Amy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English writer
DATE OF BIRTH August 1865
PLACE OF BIRTH Dulwich (London)
DATE OF DEATH November 4, 1934