Vaughan Wilkins
William Vaughan Wilkins (March 6, 1890 – February 1959) was an English historical novelist and journalist born and raised in England.[1] Wilkins was interested in Welsh history, and some of his stories have Welsh settings, causing some writers to mistakenly describe Wilkins as Welsh.[1]
Biography
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Vaughan Wilkins was born in Camberwell, London. His father, William Henry Wilkins, was a clergyman (born in Nottingham in 1857) and his mother, Charlotte Wilkins, née Law, a voice teacher (born in London).[2] He married Mary Isabel Stanistreet and had two children.
Wilkins spent some time working as a journalist for the Daily Express. He was noted for his novel And So - Victoria about Queen Victoria, which became a surprise bestseller in the United States.[1][3] Fanfare for a Witch focuses on intrigue in the court of George II.[4] Wilkins also wrote two "lost world" fantasy novels inspired by Celtic mythology, The City of Frozen Fire (1950) and Valley Beyond Time (1955).[5]
His grave is in the churchyard in Farnsfield, Notts and states that his birthplace was Ross-on-Wye.[citation needed]
Bibliography
- Sidelights on Industrial Revolution (Jarrolds, 1925)
- And So – Victoria (Cape, 1937)
- Endless Prelude (Routledge, 1937)
- Looking Back To See Straight (Individualist Bookshop,1942)
- Seven Tempest (Cape, 1942)
- Being Met Together (Cape, 1944)
- After Bath, or, if you prefer, the Remarkable case of the flying hat… (Cape, 1945)
- Once Upon A Time, An Adventure (Cape, 1949)
- The City of Frozen Fire (Cape, 1950)
- [Introduces] Hermsprong; or, Man as he is not…by Robert Bage (Turnstile Press, 1951)
- A King Reluctant (Cape, 1952)
- Crown Without Sceptre (Cape, 1952)
- Fanfare for a Witch (Cape, 1954)
- Valley Beyond Time (Cape, 1955)
- And So – Victoria (Revised edition, Pan, 1956)
- Lady of Paris (Cape, 1956)
- Dangerous Exile (Retitled edition of A King Reluctant, Pan, 1957)
- Husband for Victoria (Cape, 1958)
of which:
History
- Endless prelude: an historical anthology
- Sidelights on industrial evolution
For children
- After Bath or (if you prefer) The Remarkable Case of the Flying Hat
References
- ^ a b c Stanley Kunitz and H. W. Wilson Twentieth Century Authors: A Biographical Dictionary of Modern Literature. Supplement, Volume 1. New York, 1955. (p. 1083)
- ^ "Vaughan Wilkins (1890-1959)". 13 November 2013.
- ^ TIME magazine review of "And So-Victoria"
- ^ "Have You Read..."Fanfare for a Witch" by Vaughan Wilkins". Meridan Record, August 5th, 1954 (p.4).
- ^ Brian Stableford, "Wilkins, Vaughan (William)" in St. James Guide To Fantasy Writers, ed. David Pringle, St. James Press, 1996, ISBN 1-55862-205-5, p. 611-12.
- IMDb. Biography for Vaughan Wilkins. (online). Available from: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0929321/bio. [Accessed 28 July 2007].
- LibraryThing Beta Author: Vaughan Wilkins Available from: http://www.librarything.com/author/wilkinsvaughan. [Accessed 30 July 2007].
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