Colin Henry Henry Wilson

Background

Wilson, Colin Henry was born on June 26, 1931 in Leicester, England. Son of Arthur and Anetta Wilson.

Education

Gateway Secondary Technical School, Leicester.

Career

philosophy: The Outsider 1956, Religion and the Rebel 1957, The Age of Defeat 1958, The Strength to Dream 1961, Origins of the Sexual Impulse 1963, Beyond the Outsider 1965, Introduction to the New Existentialism 1966; other non-fiction: Encyclopaedia of Murder 1960, Rasputin and the Fall of of the Romanovs 1964. Brandy of the Damned (music essays) 1965, Eagle and Earwig (literary essays) 1965, Sex and the Intelligent Teenager 1966, Voyage to a Beginning (autobiography) 1968, Shaw: A Reassessment 1969, A Casebook of Murder 1969, Poetry and Mysticism 1970, The Strange Genius of David Lindsay (with East. H. Visiak) 1970, The Occult 1971, New Pathways in Psychology 1972, Strange Powers 1973, A Book of Booze 1974, The Craft of the Novel 1975, The Geller Phenomenon 1977, Mysteries 1978, Beyond The Occult 1988; novels: Ritual in the Dark 1960, Adrift in Soho 1961, The World of Violence 1963, Manitoba Without a Shadow 1963, Necessary Doubt 1964, The Glass Cage 1966, The Mind Parasites 1967, The Philosopher’s Stone 1969, The Killer 1970, The God of the Labyrinth 1970, The Black Room 1970, The Schoolgirl Murder Case 1974, The Space Vampires 1976, Men of Strange Powers 1976, Enigmas and Mysteries 1977; other works include: The Quest for Wilhelm Reich 1979, The War Against Sleep: the Philosophy of Gurdjieff 1980, Starseekers 1980, Frankenstein’s Castle 1980, The Directory of Possibilities (editor with John Grant) 1981, Poltergeist! 1981, Access to Inner Worlds 1983, Encyclopaedia of Modern Murder (with Donald Seaman) 1983, The Psychic Detectives 1984, The Janus Murder Case 1984, The Personality Surgeon 1984, A Criminal History of Mankind 1984, Encyclopaedia of Scandal (with Donald Seaman) 1985, Afterlife 1985, Rudolf Steiner 1985, Strindberg (play) 1970, Spiderworld—the tower 1987, Encyclopaedia of Unsolved Mysteries (with Damon Wilson) 1987, Aleister Crowley, the nature of the beast 1987, The Misfits 1988, Spiderworld—The Delta 1988, Written in Blood 1989.Assistant 1948-1949, civil servant (taxes) 1949-1950. Royal Air Force 1950, discharged on medical grounds 1950. Then navvy, boot and shoe operative, dish washer, plastic moulder.

Lived Strasbourg 1950, Paris 1953.

Later factory hand and dish washer. Writer since 1956; Writer in Residence, Hollins College, Virginia, United States of America 1966-1967.

Visiting Professor, University of Washington 1967-1968, Dowling College, Majorca 1969, Rutgers University, North.I. Publicatimis.

Achievements

• Colin Henry Wilson has been listed as a notable Writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • A Criminal History of Mankind

    (Colin Wilson tells the story of human violence from Pekin...)

  • Alien Dawn: An Investigation into the Contact Experience

    (Alien Dawn describes Colin Wilson's attempt to make sense...)

  • Atlantis and the Kingdom of the Neanderthals: 100,000 Years of Lost History

    (The history of Neanderthal influence from Atlantis to the...)

  • Written in Blood: The Criminal Mind and Method

    (As he explores the aberrant behavior of such legendary ki...)

  • Beyond the Occult

    (Twenty years after writing "The Occult", Colin Wilson re-...)

  • The Encyclopedia of Modern Murder

    (This illustrated book reports and analyzes in vivid detai...)

  • From Atlantis to the Sphinx

    (In this compelling book, Colin Wilson argues that thousan...)

  • Beyond the Occult: Twenty Years' Research into the Paranormal

    ( Colin Wilson has explored the paranormal universe ever ...)

  • Alien Dawn: A Classic Investigation into the Contact Experience

    ( In this classic book on UFOs, bestselling author Colin ...)

  • The Angry Years: A Literary Chronicle

    ( Colin Wilson's 1956 work The Outsider contributed large...)

  • The Strange Life of P.D.Ouspensky

    (One of the most original thinkers of the twentieth centur...)

  • Spider World: The Tower (Spider World: Epic Visionary Fiction) (Bk. 1)

    ( Once the Earth was ruled by human, and insects were ver...)

  • Super Consciousness: The Quest for the Peak Experience

    ( History is laced with examples of individuals who have ...)

  • The Atlantis Blueprint: Unlocking the Ancient Mysteries of a Long-Lost Civilization

    ( CAN ARCHAEOLOGY’S GREATEST MYSTERIES BE TRACED BACK TO...)

  • Crimes of Passion: The Thin Line Between Love and Hate

    ( All it takes is a kitchen knife, a heavy object from th...)

  • Atlas Of Holy Places & Sacred Sites

    (More than 1,000 religious and mystical sites are covered ...)

  • The Magician (Spider World: Epic Visionary Fiction)

    (The death spider Skorbo is murdered and Niall has to prov...)

  • G.I. Gurdjieff: The War Against Sleep and The Strange Life of P.D. Ouspensky

    (The Essential Guide to Gurdjieff and Ouspensky, by the au...)

  • The Outsider

    (The seminal work on alienation, creativity, and the moder...)

  • Shadowland (Spider World: Epic Visionary Fiction)
  • The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries

    ( A treasure trove for armchair detectives. Examines oddi...)

  • Written in Blood: The Trail and the Hunt
  • القفص الزجاجي Glass cage

    (حصريا من كتب العالم وكيل مكتبك العربية)

  • The Glass Cage

    ("Intelligent psycho-thriller . . . the plot is ingenious,...)

  • Spider World: The Delta

    (Book by Wilson, Colin)

  • The Essential Colin Wilson

    (Book by Wilson, Colin)

  • The Personality Surgeon

    (Book by Wilson, Colin)

  • Beyond the Occult

    (Book by Wilson, Colin)

  • Beyond the Occult

    (By Colin Wilson. A twenty-year investigation into the par...)

  • The Atlantis Blueprint

    (. 2000 415pp)

  • The Angry Years: A Literary Chronicle by Wilson, Colin (2007) Hardcover

    (1St Edition)

  • From Atlantis to the Sphinx by Colin Wilson (2004-07-01)

    (Brand New. In Stock. Will be shipped from US. Excellent C...)

  • The Essential Colin Wilson by Wilson, Colin (1986) Paperback

    (1st Amer. ed)

  • Written in Blood: A History of Forensic Detection

    ( In 44 B.C. a Roman doctor named Antistius performed the...)

  • Written in Blood: A History of Forensic Detection

    ( In 44 B.C. a Roman doctor named Antistius performed the...)

  • (From Atlantis to the Sphinx: Recovering the Lost Wisdom of the Ancient World) Author: Colin Wilson published on (February, 2007)
  • Spiderworld: The Magician
  • Beyond the Occult by Colin Wilson (1989-11-10)
  • From Atlantis to the Sphinx Hardcover - May, 1997
  • Written in Blood: The Trail and the Hunt by Colin Wilson (1991-09-03)
  • Alien Dawn: A Classic Investigation into the Contact Experience by Colin Wilson (2010-01-08)
  • Beyond the Occult
  • Atlas Of Holy Places & Sacred Sites by Colin Wilson (1996-10-01)
  • Atlas Of Holy Places & Sacred Sites Hardcover - October 1, 1996
  • (Atlantis and the Kingdom of the Neanderthals: 100,000 Years of Lost History) Author: Colin Wilson published on (June, 2006)
  • The Angry Years: The Rise and Fall of the Angry Young Men by Colin Wilson (30-Apr-2007) Hardcover
  • Written in Blood: Detectives and Detection
  • Beyond the Occult
  • A Criminal History of Mankind First Carroll & Graf Edition
  • Alien Dawn: A Classic Investigation Into the Contact Experience ALIEN DAWN: A CLASSIC INVESTIGATION INTO THE CONTACT EXPERIENCE BY Wilson, Colin ( Author ) Jan-08-2010 ALIEN DAWN: A CLASSIC INVESTIGATION INTO THE CONTACT EXPERIENCE ALIEN DAWN: A CL
  • Written in Blood: Detectives and Detection by Colin Wilson (1991-04-03)
  • (From Atlantis to the Sphinx) Author: Colin Wilson published on (October, 2005)
  • Shadowland: Spider World Vol 4 (Spider World: Epic Visionary Fiction) by Colin Wilson (23-Oct-2003) Paperback
  • Beyond the Occult by Colin Wilson (1989-11-03)
  • Atlantis and the Kingdom of the Neanderthals: 100,000 Years of Lost History by Colin Wilson (27-Jun-2006) Paperback
  • From Atlantis To The Sphinx: Recovering the Lost Wisdom of the Ancient World by Colin Wilson (8-Feb-2007) Paperback
  • The Strange Life of P. D. Ouspensky by Colin Wilson (2005-11-01)
  • The Atlas of Holy Places and Sacred Sites by Colin Wilson (1996-10-17)
  • THE MAGICIAN - Spider World
  • From Atlantis to the Sphinx: Recovering the Lost Wisdom of the Ancient World by Wilson, Colin (2007) Paperback
  • Written in Blood: Detectives and Detection by Colin Wilson (1991-04-01)
  • Atlantis and the Kingdom of the Neanderthals: 100,000 Years of Lost History by Wilson, Colin (2006) Paperback

Membership

Member of Savage.

Interests

• Music, mathematics, wine.

Connections

Married 1st Dorothy Troop in 1951, one son. Married 2nd Joy Stewart in 1960, two son one daughter.

Father:

Arthur Wilson

Mother:

Anetta Wilson

Spouse:

Joy Stewart

child:

Sally Wilson

child:

Rowan;1 child from previous marriage Roderick Wilson

child:

Damon Wilson