He made no attempt to explain to me that he thought the story beyond my age, or to look at it himself. His father saw it, chided the nurse who had allowed the boy to buy it, and threw it on the fire.Įven in later life, when he had more leisure, rarely read a book and considered reading, above all fiction, as a waste of time. Wheatley’s literary excitement (and frustration) began at a very young age, when he decided to spend his weekly penny pocket-money on a copy of Chums, which had a picture of a Red Indian stalking a cowboy. His large output includes other science fiction novels, such as They Found Atlantis (1936) (they found Atlantis), Sixty Days to Live (1939) (about the arrival of a destructive comet), and Star of Ill-Omen (1952) (which features flying saucers). Black August (1934) is about a future war, after which Britain is rescued from collapse by a palace coup. His best-known books were occult and supernatural thrillers, starting with The Devil Rides Out (1934) but from the beginning there were science fiction elements there too. He began his writing career in his 30s, and straightaway became a best-seller. Dennis Yates Wheatley (1897-1977) was born in Brixton, south London, the son of a wine merchant.
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