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Author: John Lawton Owen

Author: John Lawton Owen (1853–1898)

Biography: Working-class poet, journalist, and author. John Lawton Owen was born around 1853 in Cheshire. By the 1890s, he had moved to the London area where he worked as a journalist and wrote three novels. In the words of an obituary, "he died in harness, for he was engaged on two stories for serial issue" in late 1898.

Author Tags:

• Journalists

References: Bath Chronicle (15 December 1898); British Census (1891); Reilly

Fiction Titles:

1. The Great Jekyll Diamond: A Romance of Two Prodigals.  1 vol.  London: Roxburghe Press, 1897.
2. Railway Romances.  1 vol.  London: Cotton Press, 1897.
3. Seven Nights with Satan.  1 vol.  London: Greening and Co., 1898.