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By the time of his death on the 10th of november 1977, he had been one of the most prolific authors britain has ever produced. The prisoner in the mask by dennis wheatley abebooks. All images of the actual item for sale and are photographed under natural lighting where possible and have not been digitally doctored. Make offer uncharted seas by dennis wheatley 1972 small pb heron books. V for vengeance by dennis wheatley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. They found atlantis by wheatley, dennis and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Dennis yates wheatley 8 january 1897 10 november 1977 was an english author whose prolific output of thrillers and occult novels made him one of the worlds bestselling writers from the 1930s through the 1960s. Introducing roger brook, master spy and gentleman adventurer of the napoleonic era, in dennis wheatley s famous historical series that spans the years from 1783 through 1815. View heron books documentation at the dennis wheatley website. Dennis wheatley library of the occult x 8 books, u. Traitors gate dennis wheatley by wheatley, dennis 1897 and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In this wheatley collection 52 of his titles were eventually published between 1972 and 1977. Desperate measures by dennis wheatley abebooks passion for books. This 699 page book is the comprehensive biography of dennis wheatley that we have all been waiting for.
The satanist dennis wheatley heron books 1972 originally published 1960 while trying to infiltrate a gang of communists responsible for the death of his coworker, barney sullivan, an irish lord working as a spy in england, falls in love. Dennis wheatley 16x heron books collection good condition 1970s joblot bundle. Editoservice heron books were responsible throughout the 60s, 70s and early 80s for publishing collectors editions of famous authors, including agatha christie, charles dickens, alexandre dumas, aldous huxley. The year 1783 finds the young roger brook fresh out of school and seekin. His first book, three inquisitive people, was not immediately published. Collection of dennis wheatley hb book the book club edition. Its so sad that dennis wheatley has been ignored the last 25 years.
This was among his better books and depicts an england in chaos following a financial collapse similar to the slump of 1926. From 1972 to 1977 the year of his death, 52 of dennis wheatleys novels were offered in a uniform hardcover set by heron books uk. Dennis yates wheatley 8 january 1897 10 november 1977 born. The black baroness plus book 2 the ka of gifford hillary. Dennis wheatley made his debut as a novelist in 1966 with the forbidden territory. Heron books index these books were published in two types of binding. I read dennis wheatley first during the 60s and loved his books. In his time he was one of britains bestselling authors, and the press called him not without justification the prince of thriller writers.
Dennis wheatley, storyteller supreme, made a lifelong study of the occult. Dennis wheatley heron books collection for sale in mullingar. In recent times that dispute has been sufficiently resolved for many of them to appear again especially on kindle. Contraband i read my first dennis wheatley book almost fifty years ago and enjoyed it so much i read as many as my local library had in stock. Distributed by heron books published by arrangement with hutchinson and co book101652 size. These books will only be listed if they are considered rare and highly collectable. Dennis wheatley library of the occult by sphere in a valley made temperate by hot springs, they found a lost race that had survived from the ancient mexican civilization. I was surprised the book was so hard to track down since dennis wheatley s other books are more readily available and have been the basis for other films. Dennis yates wheatley was born south london 8th january 1897, the eldest of three children of an upper middle class family, owners of a wine business wheatley and son of mayfair. Dennis wheatley heron for sale in uk view 60 bargains. The binding material lenting to the cyce and trachrich, wafi vel durable enoto wandcu landling. I sought this book out because i was a fan of the old hammer film, lost continent.
My first impression was that it was incredibly dry. Uncharted seas by dennis wheatley 1972 small pb heron books. Complete 4volume heron books french literature collection, dumas,flaube,hugo etc. From 1972 to 1977 the year of his death, 52 of dennis wheatleys novels were offered in a uniform hardcover set by heron books. Dennis wheatley books list of books by author dennis wheatley. Editoservice heron books were responsible throughout the 60s, 70s and early 80s for publishing collectors editions of famous authors, including agatha christie, charles dickens, alexandre dumas, aldous huxley, alistair maclean, wilbur smith and many many others. This book strange conflict was amongst my many favourites. Wheatley worked in the ministry of defence during world war ii and one of his junior officers was ian fleming who created the james bond character and sallust is viewed by many as being a forerunner of bond so it perhaps gives you a perspective of the sallust character. The forbidden territory hardcover 1972 by dennis wheatley author.
Yes, some of his books have some very unpc moments and characterizations in themthough, like all literature, they are products of their time. Whats more because our inventory is updated daily, weve always got something new for you to discover. His gregory sallust series was one of the main inspirations for ian flemings james bond stories. Dennis yeats wheatley 8 january 1897 10 november 1977 was an english writer whose. More recently, in april 2008 dennis wheatleys literary estate was acquired by media company chorion.
Dennis yates wheatley was an english author of stylish thrillers and occult novels. Dennis wheatley collection 19721977 52 volumes hc books. See all books authored by dennis wheatley, including the devil rides out, and the haunting of toby jugg, and more on. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. The white witch of the south seas by wheatley, dennis and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Dennis wheatley 8 x novels hardback books by heron books. This was in addition to hutchinsons own lymington library edition, published from 1961 to 1979.
He invented a number of board games including invasion. The launching of roger brook 1972 edition open library. From 1972 to 1977 the year of his death, 52 of dennis wheatley s novels were offered in a uniform hardcover set by heron books uk. Dennis wheatley originally created the character for a murder mystery three inquisitive people, written and set in 1931 but which was not published until 1939. Dennis wheatleys books have been out of print for years, but a.
The novel was an immediate success and was translated into several different languages. His prolific output of stylish thrillers and occult novels made him one of the worlds bestselling authors in the 1950s and 1960s. Features a look back at dennis wheatleys black magic novels. We are pleased to send you your personal copy of our latest catalogue. In those days, dennis wheatley novels could be found in great abundance, in paperback in bookshops and, in hardback in public libraries. The roger brook series is a series of historical fiction novels written by one of the famous british novelist named dennis wheatley. Dennis wheatley hardback heron books 1970s 4 dennis wheatley books as follows. Heron book they speak of superlative craftsmanship.
Sixty days to live by dennis wheatley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. He wrote adventure stories, with many books in a series of linked works. Return to dennis wheatleys contents page heron publications as listed in the heron book catalogue 1982 scan of complete catalogue supplied by kevin gregory uk, with grateful thanks. Dennis wheatley project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. He was a very popular author, proclaimed as the prince of thriller writers. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. My efforts so far can be found by clicking on heron books index.
A look back at dennis wheatleys black magic novels. Dennis wheatley heron books collection, used fiction books for sale in mullingar, westmeath, ireland for 46. Imaginative writing soundly based on his personnel expirences during both world wars. His meticulous research into the black arts reveals almost unbelievable sorcery. Dennis wheatley was born in south london to albert david and florence elizabeth. Dennis wheatley has fallen somewhat out of favour over the last 30 years or so but has started to return to older readers via kindle. Taylor with a frontispiece portrait of dennis wheatley by. Below is a list of dennis wheatleys books in order of when they were originally published. Drawing on a wealth of unpublished material, phil baker charts dws life from start to finish in a highly readable book which nevertheless contains a huge amount of detail.