Vaughan Wilkins

William Vaughan Wilkins (March 6, 1890 – February, 1959) was an English historical novelist and journalist. He has been described as Welsh, and some of his books have Welsh settings, but there does not seem to be any evidence for Welsh origins.

Biography

Vaughan Wilkins was born in Camberwell, London. His father was a priest (born in Nottingham) and his mother a voice teacher (born in London).[1] He married Mary Isabel Stanistreet and had two children. He spent some time working as a journalist for the Daily Express. Wilkins was noted for his novel And So-Victoria about Queen Victoria.[2] Fanfare for a Witch focuses on intrigue in the court of George II.[3] Wilkins also wrote two "lost world" fantasy novels inspired by Celtic mythology, The City of Frozen Fire (1950) and Valley Beyond Time (1955). [4] His grave is in the churchyard in Farnsfield, Notts and states that his birthplace was Ross-on-Wye.

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References

  1. http://reading19001950.wordpress.com/2013/11/13/vaughan-wilkins-1890-1959/
  2. TIME magazine review of "And So-Victoria"
  3. "Have You Read..."Fanfare for a Witch" by Vaughan Wilkins". Meridan Record, August 5th, 1954 (p.4).
  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.

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