Frederick P. W. McDowell, a professor emeritus of English at the University of Iowa, is the author of the books Ellen Glasgow and the Ironic Art of Fiction and Elizabeth Madox Roberts, as well as many articles on British and American literary subjects.

Frederick P. W. McDowell, a professor emeritus of English at the University of Iowa, is the author of the books Ellen Glasgow and the Ironic Art of Fiction and Elizabeth Madox Roberts, as well as many articles on British and American literary subjects.