John (Robert) Fowles was born in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex on March 31, 1926. He attended Alleyn Court Preparatory School and won a place at Bedford School (1939-1944). He was a lieutenant in the Royal Marines for two years, but World War II ended before he saw combat. In 1947, Fowles entered New College, Oxford, where he studied French and German. He spent his early career as a teacher. After a year at the University of Poitiers, he took up an offer from a school in Greece and, in 1951, Fowles became an English master at the Anargyrios and Korgialenios School on the island of Spetsai. In 1953 Fowles and the other masters at the school were fired for trying to institute reforms, and Fowles returned to England. On April 2, 1954 he married Elizabeth Whitton (whom he had met on Spetsai) and he became stepfather to Elizabeth's daughter. After his marriage, Fowles taught 'English as a foreign language' for nearly ten years at the all-girls St. Godric's College in Hampstead, London. In 1966 Fowles left London, moving to Underhill Farm in Dorset. The farm was too remote, so in 1968 he and his wife moved to Belmont House in Lyme Regis, Dorset. He served as the curator of the Lyme Regis Museum from 1979-1988 - retiring after having a mild stroke. Elizabeth, died in 1990 and he married Sarah Smith in 1998. Fowles died at his home in Lyme Regis on November 5, 2005, after a long illness.

The French Lieutenant's Woman (1969) Of all John Fowles' novels The French Lieutenant's Woman received the most acclaim and today holds a special place in post-war English literature. Made into a film starring Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons. New:   Paperback   DVD Used: Hardback	The Collector (1963) John Fowles' first novel. Withdrawn, uneducated and unloved, Frederick collects butterflies and takes photographs. A chance pools win enables him to capture the art student Miranda and keep her in the cellar of the Sussex house he has bought with the windfall... New: Paperback
The Magus (1967, revised 1977) On a remote Greek Island, Nicholas Urfe finds himself embroiled in the deceptions of a master trickster. New: Paperback	Mantissa (1982) Miles Green wakes up in a mysterious hospital with no idea of how he got there or who he is. An 'erotic guerrilla war' of a novel. Used: First Edition
The Tree (1979) A series of recollections that concern both the childhood and work of the writer John Fowles. New: Paperback	Daniel Martin (1977) A richly evoked narrative of a contemporary Englishman's attempt to see himself and his time in the mirrors of his past and present. New:   Paperback
The Ebony Tower (1974) A series of novellas, rich in imagery, exploring the nature of art. New: Paperback	A Maggot (1985) A mystery which leads through beguiling paths to a starling vision at its centre. New:   Paperback   Used: Signed
The Journals: Volume 1 (2003) The first volume of John Fowles' journals coverin the years 1949-1965. New: Hardback   Paperback	The Journals: Volume 2 (2006) The second and final volume of John Fowles' journals covers the years 1966-1990. New: Hardback   Paperback
Wormholes: Essays and Occasional Writings (1998) The 30 pieces collected in Wormholes display this enigmatic author's concerns, disdain and crankiness. New: Paperback	A Short History of Lyme Regis (1985) New: Paperback