William David Owen

Who was William David Owen?

William David Owen born as William Owen was a Welsh author best known for his novel 'Madam Wen' [White Lady] which was published in book form in 1925, although it had first appeared as a serial in the pages of the Welsh language newspaper 'y Genedl Gymraeg' [The Welsh Nation] in 1914.

The first English edition of the story was published as an abridged version in October 2009 in a biographical work about the author by T.T.M. Hale entitled 'The Rhosneigr Romanticist'.

Owen died in 1925 barely two weeks after his novel was first published. He was survived by his wife, Gwen his mother Jane and two sisters, Ellen and Sarah. Ellen worked for Florence Nightingale between 1885 and 1892 as Cook and Housekeeper.