Mysterious Kor, written between 1941 and 1944, contains traces of Elizabeth Bowen's biography. She was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1899 but spent her childhood in Dublin and at Bowen Court, the family home in Cork, England. Bowen was 13 when her...

To the North was originally published in 1932, a time when few women writers were able to get the same fame and notoriety as their male counterparts. Elizabeth Bowen and To the North helped to change that. Bowen's fascinating life is reflected in...