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Watson, Elliot Lovegood Grant (1885 - 1970)

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Born
14 June 1885
Staines, Middlesex, England
Died
21 May 1970
Petersfield, Hampshire, England

Summary

Watson was born at Middlesex, England, and studied natural sciences at Cambridge. He travelled to Western Australia as a member of a scientific expedition in 1910 and 1911, and visited again in 1912. His experiences in the Australian bush later figured in his fiction. As well as coming to Australia, Watson travelled extensively in Canada and the Pacific, the Middle East and Northern Europe. He wrote more than thirty books, including works of natural history, fiction, autobiography and volumes of poetry and essays. His Australian-based novels include Where Bonds are Loosed (1914), The Desert Horizon (1923) and The Partners (1933), the last of which was banned from circulation in Australia by the Commonwealth Book Censorship Board.

Published resources

Books

  • Grant Watson, E. L., Daimon, Jonathan Cape, London, 1925, 331 pp. Details
  • Watson, Elliot Lovegood Grant, The desert horizon, Knopf, New York, 1923, 302 pp. Details
  • Watson, Elliot Lovegood Grant, Innocent desires, Jonathan Cape, London, 1924, 284 pp. Details

Short Stories

  • Watson, Elliot Lovegood Grant, 'Black Wedgwood', in Innocent desires, Jonathan Cape, London, 1924, pp. 163-174. Details
  • Watson, Elliot Lovegood Grant, 'Out There', in Innocent desires, Jonathan Cape, London, 1924, pp. 11-42. Details
  • Watson, Elliot Lovegood Grant, 'The Case of Sir Reginald James Farquarson', in Innocent desires, Jonathan Cape, London, 1924, pp. 43-68. Details
  • Watson, Elliot Lovegood Grant, 'Man and Brute', in Innocent desires, Jonathan Cape, London, 1924, pp. 69-92. Details
  • Watson, Elliot Lovegood Grant, 'The Cave of Corycus', in Innocent desires, Jonathan Cape, London, 1924, pp. 93-116. Details
  • Watson, Elliot Lovegood Grant, 'The Diamond', in Innocent desires, Jonathan Cape, London, 1924, pp. 141-162. Details
  • Watson, Elliot Lovegood Grant, 'Friend and Neighbour', in Innocent desires, Jonathan Cape, London, 1924, pp. 247-284. Details
  • Watson, Elliot Lovegood Grant, 'White and Yellow', in Innocent desires, Jonathan Cape, London, 1924, pp. 175-190. Details
  • Watson, Elliot Lovegood Grant, 'A Raison D'Être', in Innocent desires, Jonathan Cape, London, 1924, pp. 191-204. Details
  • Watson, Elliot Lovegood Grant, 'Gnilgie', in Innocent desires, Jonathan Cape, London, 1924, pp. 205-216. Details
  • Watson, Elliot Lovegood Grant, 'A Farewell', in Innocent desires, Jonathan Cape, London, 1924, pp. 217-226. Details
  • Watson, Elliot Lovegood Grant, 'The Last Straw', in Innocent desires, Jonathan Cape, London, 1924, pp. 227-246. Details
  • Watson, Elliot Lovegood Grant, 'The Mediator', in Innocent desires, Jonathan Cape, London, 1924, pp. 117-128. Details
  • Watson, Elliot Lovegood Grant, 'Boy and Girl', in Innocent desires, Jonathan Cape, London, 1924, pp. 129-140. Details

See also

Archival resources

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

  • Papers, 1904-1996 - E. L. Grant Watson, 1904 - 1966, NLA MS 4950; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

Rachael Weaver

Created: 21 April 2008, Last modified: 10 June 2015