Llewelyn Powys

Llewelyn Powys (born Aug. 13, 1884, Dorchester, Dorset, Eng.—died Dec. 2, 1939, Davos, Switz.) was a British author known for his books of essays, travel books, and memoirs. Powys was the eighth of 11 children of a country clergyman. Unlike his brothers T.F. Powys and John Cowper Powys, both also authors, Llewelyn preferred writing nonfiction, and he published only one novel, Apples Be Ripe (1930). His finest works were Black Laughter (1924), a collection of...