A. N. Wilson

Author of The Victorians

75+ Works 9,231 Members 131 Reviews 13 Favorited

About the Author

A. N. Wilson grew up in Staffordshire, England, and was educated at the Rugby School and New College, Oxford. A fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he holds a prominent position in the world of literature and journalism. He is a prolific and award-winning biographer and celebrated novelist. show more He lives in North London. show less

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Series

Britain Trilogy

The Lampitt Papers

Works by A. N. Wilson

Popular Recent

The Victorians (2003) 1,195 copies, 13 reviews

Jesus : A Life (1992) 756 copies, 3 reviews

C. S. Lewis: A Biography (1990) 694 copies, 9 reviews

Paul: The Mind of the Apostle (1997) — Author — 693 copies, 6 reviews

God's Funeral: The Decline of Faith in Western Civilization (1999) 518 copies, 3 reviews

Victoria: A Life (2014) 504 copies, 4 reviews

After the Victorians (2005) 497 copies, 6 reviews

Tolstoy (1988) 382 copies, 3 reviews

London: A History (2004) 305 copies, 9 reviews

The Elizabethans (2011) 203 copies, 3 reviews

Dante in Love (2011) 156 copies, 6 reviews

The Mystery of Charles Dickens (2020) 142 copies, 6 reviews

Winnie and Wolf (2008) 129 copies, 13 reviews

The Vicar of Sorrows (1993) 123 copies, 1 review

Our Times: The Age of Elizabeth II (2008) — Author — 120 copies, 3 reviews

Betjeman (2006) 118 copies, 5 reviews

Prince Albert: The Man Who Saved the Monarchy (2019) 116 copies, 1 review

Charles Darwin: Victorian Mythmaker (2017) 111 copies, 1 review

Iris Murdoch as I Knew Her (2003) 103 copies, 4 reviews

Stray (1987) 100 copies

Hitler (2011) 99 copies, 2 reviews

The Potter's Hand (2012) 97 copies, 3 reviews

The Rise and Fall of the House of Windsor (1993) 94 copies, 2 reviews

Incline Our Hearts (1988) 93 copies, 1 review

The Book of the People: How to Read the Bible (2015) 93 copies, 3 reviews

Wise Virgin (1982) 89 copies, 2 reviews

A Bottle in the Smoke (1990) 80 copies

My Name Is Legion: A Novel (2005) 79 copies, 2 reviews

Hilaire Belloc (1984) 78 copies, 1 review

The Healing Art (1980) 76 copies

Eminent Victorians (1989) 75 copies

The Life of John Milton (1983) 74 copies, 2 reviews

A Jealous Ghost (2005) 73 copies, 3 reviews

Love Unknown (1986) 72 copies

The Faber Book of London (1993) — Editor — 69 copies, 1 review

Who Was Oswald Fish? (1981) 67 copies

Dream Children (1998) 66 copies, 1 review

Scandal (1984) 60 copies, 1 review

The Sweets of Pimlico (1977) 59 copies, 1 review

The Norton Book of London (1995) 57 copies, 1 review

Hearing Voices (1995) 55 copies

Gentlemen in England (1985) 55 copies, 1 review

Unguarded Hours (1978) 52 copies

Tabitha (1988) 52 copies

How Can We Know? (1985) 48 copies, 1 review

Hazel the Guinea Pig (A Trumpet Club Special Edition) (1989) 46 copies

Resolution (2016) 45 copies, 1 review

The Laird of Abbotsford: A View of Sir Walter Scott (1980) 45 copies, 2 reviews

Penfriends from Porlock (1988) 43 copies

A Watch in the Night (1996) 39 copies

Daughters of Albion (1991) 38 copies

The Faber Book of Church and Clergy (1992) — Editor — 36 copies

Kindly Light (1979) 31 copies, 1 review

Confessions: A Life of Failed Promises (2022) 26 copies

Against religion (1991) 16 copies

Aftershocks (2018) 12 copies

The Queen (2016) 11 copies

Landscape in France (1987) — Author — 10 copies

The Man Behind Narnia (Kindle Single) (2013) 10 copies

Lilibet: The Girl Who Would be Queen: A gorgeously illustrated gift book celebrating Her Majesty's platinum… (2022) 9 copies

The Lampitt Papers: Incline Our Hearts; A Bottle in the Smoke; and Daughters of Albion (1995) 8 copies

The Four Gospels (2010) — Introduction — 7 copies

You Animal, You!: Charlotte Cory (2012) — Introduction — 6 copies

Furball and the Mokes (2011) 4 copies

Goethe: His Faustian Life - The Extraordinary Story of Modern Germany, a Troubled Genius and the Poem that Made Our… 2 copies

Minka. Die Geschichte einer Katze (1991) 1 copy

Introduction to "Childhood, Boyhood, Youth" 1 copy

Rare C. S.LEWIS Wilson, A. N. W. W. Norton & Company - 1990 [Hardcover] Wilson, A. N. 1 copy

Mackenzie saga (1977) 1 copy

Oanad k©Þrlek (1995) 1 copy

'Shot at the altar: the Archbishop of Canterbury has written a book on Dostoevsky ... ' in TLS 5506, 10 Oct 2008… 1 copy

'Pastor and poet' in TLS 5515, 12 Dec 2008 [review of Rupert Shortt's 'Rowan's Rule: the biography of the Archbishop'] 1 copy

The lion and the honeycomb: The religious writings of Tolstoy by A.N. Wilson (1987-05-03) (1868) 1 copy

International Diamonds Number One and Two (Volume 1 and 2) (1972) 1 copy

The Christian and Politics & The Church and the World 1 copy

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Associated Works

A Tale of Two Cities (1859) — Afterword, some editions — 37,658 copies, 459 reviews

War and Peace (1869) — Introduction, some editions — 29,603 copies, 455 reviews

Heart of Darkness (1899) — Foreword, some editions — 23,873 copies, 386 reviews

Excellent Women (1952) — Introduction, some editions — 2,796 copies, 127 reviews

The Last Chronicle of Barset (1867) — Introduction, some editions — 1,850 copies, 48 reviews

Colonel Chabert (1832) — Foreword, some editions — 859 copies, 20 reviews

Pleasures and Regrets (1896) — Foreword, some editions — 433 copies, 4 reviews

The Best of Saki (1980) — Introduction, some editions; Introduction, some editions — 328 copies, 6 reviews

Told by an Idiot (1923) — Introduction, some editions — 246 copies, 4 reviews

Matthew (1998) — Introduction, some editions — 145 copies, 2 reviews

For a Night of Love (1878) — Foreword — 108 copies, 2 reviews

Granta 7: Best of Young British Novelists (1983) — Contributor — 92 copies

Literary Genius: 25 Classic Writers Who Define English & American Literature (2007) — Contributor — 92 copies, 1 review

Complete Verse (1970) — Introduction, some editions — 87 copies

Prayers, Poems and Meditations (1989) — Editor — 39 copies

Founders and Followers (1992) — Contributor — 13 copies, 1 review

In Another Country (1955) — Introduction, some editions — 9 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Wilson, Andrew Norman
Other names: Wilson, A. N.
Birthdate: 1950-10-27
Gender: male
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Stone, Staffordshire, England, UK
Places of residence: Staffordshire, England, UK
Education: New College, Oxford
Occupations: journalist
essayist
novelist
biographer
Relationships: Wilson, Bee (daughter)
Wilson, Emily R. (daughter)
Duncan-Jones, Katherine (former wife)
Organizations: New College, à Oxford (Chargé de cours, Littérature médiévale)
St Hugh's College, Oxford (Chargé de cours, Littérature médiévale)
Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood (Chargé de cours, Anglais)
London Evening Standard (Chroniqueur)
Awards and honors: Fellow, Royal Society of Literature

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Reviews

The Mystery of Charles Dickens by A.N. Wilson

Wilson sheds unflattering light on Dickens, mainly focusing on the time leading up to his death.

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bookwyrmm | 5 other reviews | Aug 29, 2024 |

The Victorians by A. N. Wilson

An intriguing look at the Victorian era via the eyes of those who shaped that culture. The era is revealed as one that readied us for the modern era through an extensive volume of anecdotes and details.

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jwhenderson | 12 other reviews | Jun 2, 2024 |