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The Dennis Wheatley 'Museum' - Researching the Occult
Special copies ...
Mervyn Baron's Copy
Mervyn Baron
DW and Joan with Mervyn Baron
and another friend, June Head
On a page of an early draft, DW experiments with numerology,
and works out the magical numbers not only for himself and
Simon Aron, but also for Mervyn Baron
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The dedication copy.
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Mervyn Baron was one of DW's oldest friends, and had kept him going when he was threatened with bankruptcy (See Room 5, Exhibit 12)
DW wrote in 'Drink and Ink':
"I have often been asked how many of my characters have been taken from real life. The answer is very few.
Simon Aron, the generous, kindly, little Jew who appeared in my first book, The Forbidden Territory', and several others featuring my four Modern Musketeers, was a deliberate portrait of my friend Mervyn Baron."
Christina Foyle's Copy
The inscription in Christina Foyle's copy
Similar wording is to be found in a few other choice copies
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Christina Foyle was one of DW's earliest patrons, and bought several of his books for her Book Club.
They became lifelong friends.
References :
Mervyn Baron: 'Drink and Ink' pp 53,66,77,90,95,98,106,260.
Phil Baker pp 233,253,254,273,279,344.
Christina Foyle: 'Drink and Ink' pp 145-6,152,169,179,220.
Phil Baker pp 166,358,393.
Photograph of Mervyn Baron reproduced from 'Drink and Ink'
| Provenance: | Private Collection |
