John Cowper Powys, Welsh Novelist, Born.

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John Cowper Powys, Welsh novelist, born.

John Cowper Powys (1872-1963). The Welsh novelist, essayist, and poet is known chiefly for his long panoramic novels. He was the brother of the authors T.F. Powys and Llewelyn Powys.