Vaughan Wilkins

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William Vaughan Wilkins (March 6, 1890 – February 1959) was an English

historical novelist and journalist.[1] Wilkins was born and raised in England. 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

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).

"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.

Bibliography

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

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ "Vaughan Wilkins (1890-1959)". 13 November 2013.
  3. ^ TIME magazine review of "And So-Victoria"
  4. ^ "Have You Read..."Fanfare for a Witch" by Vaughan Wilkins". Meridan Record, August 5th, 1954 (p.4).
  5. , p. 611-12.

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