Sunday Times Magazine 1971

A solemn warning by

DENNIS WHEATLEY

I feel that it is only right to urge my readers most strongly to refrain from being drawn into the practice of the Secret Art in any way.  My own observations have led me to an absolute conviction that to do so would bring them into dangers of a very real and concrete nature.

Witchcraft... black magic... hardly a week goes by without a sensational heading appearing in our newspapers. Are the depraved people who practise these repellent rites simply sensation seekers? Or is there a revival of Satanism?

Almost certainly, no man knows more about these people, their obscene rituals and the depths of degradation to which they have sunk than Dennis Wheatley. He has made a life long study of black magic and the occult. And – as always – his research has been meticulous, for no writer cares more about authenticity.

The greatest classic thriller writer of our time

But accuracy of background is not the only secret of Dennis Wheatley’s universal appeal. He is also a story-teller supreme and a man of extraordinary personal experience. He has travelled in 56 countries: his fantastic imagination was used by Winston Churchill himself – as a member of his War Cabinet Secret Planning Committee.

A collection of almost sinful luxury

But of all the editions of Dennis Wheatley’s works, we are confident that you have never seen one so magnificent as the Heron Collection. Richly grained Scarlet Skivertex and lavish golden tooling have been used to startling effect. And every volume has been finished with superlative craftsmanship. Rounded corners and rolled edges to the covers give elegance. The pages are protected by heavy end papers and silken head and tail boards. There are silken bookmarks and the illustrations were specially commissioned from English artists . . . selected to complement Wheatley’s own English genius.

 
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