Wesley D. Sweetser
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Wesley Duaine Sweetser (1919–2006) was an English critic.
Born in National City, California, United States, he attended the University of Colorado, where he gained a Ph.D. in 1958 for a thesis on Welsh writer Arthur Machen. He served for a long period in the United States Air Force, reaching the rank of captain.
This enthusiasm led him to publish a valuable Machen biography and bibliography with based on his earlier thesis. He played an important part in supporting the 1960s revival in Machen’s works.
Works[]
- Arthur Machen: Essays by , C. A. and Anthony Lejeune, Father Brocard Sewell (editor), , Wesley D. Sweetser, Henry Williamson. Llandeilo: St. Albert's Press, 1960.
- Sweetser, Wesley D. Arthur Machen. Twayne Publishers, 1964.
- A Bibliography of Arthur Machen by Goldstone, Adrian H.; Sweetser, Wesley D. University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 1973.
- Ralph Hodgson — a Bibliography by Wesley D. Sweetser. Garland, New York, 1980.
Categories:
- 1919 births
- 2006 deaths
- People from National City, California
- University of Colorado alumni
- American literary critics
- United States Air Force officers
- Journalists from California
- 20th-century American journalists
- American male journalists
- American non-fiction writer stubs