December 20, 1875

T. F. or Theodore Francis, Powys (December 20, 1875 to November 27, 1953),  was a British writer of exceptional talent. One of eleven children who were all creative, T. F. Powys was related on his mother's side to William Cowper, a great genius himself. John Cowper Powys and Llewelyn Powys were two of his brothers.

Here is a lovely evocation from his story, "The Sixpenny Strumpet:"

No virgin need, that day, remain disconsolate ; the holy Sun would lie with her. John Chew joyfully climbed the downs above Pennybarrow. There he saw the village, curled up below his feet, like a sleeping cat.

I can't tell when the source for this was originally published. Like others in his family T. F. Powys took an original approach to religion. The father was a vicar. But his stories, unlike  modern Christian fantasy, do not betray that mean spirit which delights in the suffering of sinners.