
Crosbie Garstin
Crosbie Garstin was a poet, best-selling novelist and the eldest son of the Newlyn School painter Norman Garstin. He is said to have been "'untameable as a child", and to have "died in mysterious circumstances" after a boating accident in the Salcombe estuary. He is known for the Penhale trilogy of novels based in 18th-century Cornwall.
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The Owls' House
"The Owls' House" by Crosbie Garstin is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows John Penhale, a reclusive farmer, who is shaped b...
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The Mud Larks
"The Mud Larks" by Crosbie Garstin is a novel written in the early 20th century, likely during or just after World War I. This work is characterized b...
By Crosbie Garstin