British regional literature of London and the south of England. John Cowper Powys has been seen as a successor to Thomas Hardy, and "Wolf Solent", "A Glastonbury Romance" (1932), along with "Weymouth Sands" (1934) and "Maiden Castle" (1936), are often referred to as his Wessex novels. As with Hardy's novels, the landscape plays a major role in Powys's works, and an elemental philosophy is important in the lives of his characters. Powys's first novel "Wood and Stone" was dedicated to Thomas Hardy. "Maiden Castle", the last of the Wessex novels, is set in Dorchester, Thomas Hardy's Casterbridge, and which he intended to be
Historical novels by Nigel Tranter set after 1603 Historical novels by Nigel Tranter set after 1603 Nigel Tranter is a Scottish author who wrote many novels based on actual historical events and characters. This page includes those of his historical novels set in Scotland after the Union of the Crowns in 1603, when James VI of Scotland inherited the throne of England upon the death of his cousin Elizabeth I. For historical novels set earlier than this see Historical novels by Nigel Tranter set before 1286 or Historical novels by Nigel Tranter set between 1286 and 1603. For other books by Nigel Tranter, see here. 1603–1611 James VI