OTHER PUBLICATIONS
PERTAINING TO DENNIS WHEATLEY

cover for issue 10, 2002, of Bite Me magazine

Having shared and enjoyed the artwork of DW's titles for some time now, I thought I ought to expand the experience by including publications by others, where DW is featured as a short story writer, as the writer of the foreword/prologue to others' works, or mentioned in some way.

The covers that follow show titles that I have managed to collect or, in a few instances, 'borrowed' from places like eBay.  I have initially arranged them by publication date except where there is an obvious grouping of titles.  In these cases the first publication date decides the placing of the group.  There are many more titles and I will add these as and when I obtain details.

For a more comprehensive list, see the Bibliography of all things Wheatley section

 

CRITIQUES / BOOKS & ARTICLES ABOUT DW, etc...

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Picturegoer Picturegoer The Bystander Hampshire Countryside
Picturegoer magazine cover Picturegoer magazine cover august 8 1936 The Bystander Magazine Cover Hampshire Countryside
5 May 1934 8 August 1936 No. 1869, 11 October 1939 Spring 1950
       
Contains a photo of the set of ‘The Forbidden Territory’ Contains a brief report on the filming of 'The Secret of Stamboul' Contains a review of the film ‘An Englishman’s Home’ Contains ‘Dennis Wheatley, Hampshire’s famous author’ by John Woodiwiss
(Click to see inside illustration) (Click to see write-up)    

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Illustrated Homes & Gardens 25 År med Dennis Wheatley Men Only
Homes & Gardens 25 years with Dennis Wheatley cover for Men Only magazine, July 1960
25 November 1950 September 1957 1958 Vol. 74. No. 293, July 1960
Odhams   Aktiebolaget Skoglunds Bokförlag, Stockholm C. Arthur Pearson, London

Contains an article  'The Street That Died' about the now derelict St Johns Wood Park and its former residents, including DW

Contains ‘Grove Place, Lymington, Mrs & Mrs Dennis Wheatley’s beautiful Hampshire home’ by Phyllis Buchanan A Swedish 8-page pamphlet by Uno Asplund. Distributed free to all Swedish booksellers.
Biography contains details of DW's early life and his time with the JPS in WW2.
Contains a Profile of Dennis Wheatley by James Dowdall
  (link to translation by Iwan Morelius) (contents)

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Hampshire – The County Magazine Hampshire – The County Magazine Tre Decennium med Dennis Wheatley Criminology
Hampshire the county magazine cover Hampshire the county magazine cover 1962

Vol 2 No. 1, November 1961

Vol 2 No. 12, October 1962 1 April 1963 Vol 2 No. 10, November 1964
    Iwan Hedman Sentinel Press
Includes 'County Talk', which describes how DW decorated his bedroom ceiling at Grove Place with gold paper stars Includes 'The Hampshire Profile' about DW, by Honoria Marsh By Iwan Hedman and  Jan Alexandersson; a limited edition of 4 numbered copies (No. 1 belonging to DW) Contains a profile of Dennis Wheatley by John Dickson
 

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The Artist Magazine Kine Weekly The Devil Rides Out – Cinema Managers publicity booklet Photoplay Film Monthly
The Artist Magazine The Devil Rides Out – Cinema Managers publicity booklet
Vol 73. No 5. July 1967 Vol 603 No.3128, 23 September 1967 1968 Vol 19 No. 3, March 1968
  Longacre Press, London    
'Still Approaches To Life Part 2' by Michael Noakes, including a discussion of his portrait of Dennis Wheatley (the second portrait). Contains an article "Wheatley sees two of his novels brought to life" Contains a variety of ideas to help cinema managers promote the film Contains a review of 'The Lost Continent'
   

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ABC Film Review BFI Monthly Film Bulletin Grove House Auction Catalogue – the house Grove House Auction Catalogue - contents
Grove House Auction Catalogue - house Grove House Auction Catalogue - contents
April 1968 July 1968 30th September 1968 1-3 October 1968
Associated British Cinemas Ltd., London      
Contains a review of 'The Lost Continent' and 'The Devil Rides Out' Hammer films Contains a review of ‘The Devil Rides Out'    
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Supernatural Horror Filming Supernatural Horror Filming The Sound of Revelry Forum
13 January 1969 ? 1969 Vol 2, No. 10, 1969
Dorset Publishing ? W.H.Allen, London  
No.1 of a hoped-for quarterly periodical specialising in the supernatural in the cinema. Contains an interview with DW entitled 'Dennis Wheatley Inside The Pentacle With Tim Stout'. No.2 By Rupert Croft-Cooke. Contains an account of his acquaintance with DW (whom he liked), and through DW, with Peter Cheyney (whom he did not) Contains a 4 page article “Dennis Wheatley Talks about Black Magic”
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Collectors Weekly Witchcraft And Black Magic Club Magazine for Men Saturday Titbits
3 September 1970 1971 p/bk (1975 reprint) April 1971 30 October 1971
Contains an article ‘Dennis Wheatley’s Private Army’ by Brendan Hennessy on DW’s collection of Napoleonic figurines The Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd. IPC Magazines Ltd  
A study of witchcraft by Peter Haining. Includes two quotes from DW. Contains an article ‘Dennis Wheatley : A Man of Magic’

Contains an article ‘What’s the Secret of a Magic Touch’ about DW’s writing career

To view the inside pages, click here

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Nyarlathotep Photoplay Film Monthly Fyra Decennium med Dennis Wheatley Fyra Decennier med Dennis Wheatley
1972 November 1972 1973 1973
    DAST Förlag AB, Strängnäs, Sweden DAST Förlag AB, Strängnäs, Sweden
French magazine containing: "Entretiens avec DENNIS WHEATLEY" (Discussions with Dennis Wheatley) by Iwan Hedman. Includes a report on viewings of ‘The Devil Rides Out' & ‘The Lost Continent' En Biografi & Bibliografi by Iwan Hedman & Jan Alexandersson. En Biografi & Bibliografi by Iwan Hedman & Jan Alexandersson.
    2nd edition of 100 signed large paper copies 3rd edition of 1200 copies; the first 100 copies numbered and signed

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Titbits The Durable Desperadoes The Portuguese Connection Bodyguard of Lies
15th March 1973 1973 1974 1975
  MacMillan London Bachman & Turner, London Harper & Row, New York
Contains an above average interview with DW By William Vivian Butler. Includes a couple of pages on DW By DW’s wartime colleague R.E. Vintras CBE; the secret history of the Azores base. Contains DW’s map of the Azores and a fond account of DW’s role on the Joint Planning Staff in WWII. On the use of Military Deception in World War II, with mention of ‘The London Controlling Section’ and of Dennis Wheatley

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Film Review Film Review Dear John
March 1976 April 1976 1976
Collins
Contains a review of ‘To The Devil A Daughter’ Contains a review of ‘To The Devil A Daughter’ By John Pollock. A collection of favourite quotes sent to an eleven year old boy, including one by DW.

To see DW’s quote, click here

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Titbits Devil Movies Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction The Facts about a Feature Film
20th May 1976 n.d. [1977] 1977 1978
    Elm Tree Books, London G. Whizzard / Andre Deutsche
Contains a review of ‘Dear John’, reproducing DW’s favourite quote A Photoplay Occult special. Contains an article on 'The "Wheatley" movies'. By Mike Ashley. Contains a biographical entry on DW. By Marjorie Bilbow. An in-depth account of the making of the Hammer Film ‘To The Devil A Daughter’
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The Book Of Spies And Secret Agents Blackwell's Catalogue A1136 Who’s Who in Spy Fiction An Anatomy Of Horror : The Masters of Occult Fiction
1978 1979 1979 1979
Galley Press (Webb & Bower) B.H. Blackwell Sphere Books (1st pub Elm Tree Books 1977) St Martins Press, New York
By Janet Pate. Contains a section on Roger Brook. Catalogue of DW's library. Illustrated. By Donald McCormick. Entries include a 4 page biography of DW. A critique of the writings of many authors including DW. By Glen St. John Barclay.

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Deception in World War II No Common Task : The Autobiography Of A Ghost-Hunter The Cabinet War Rooms The Man Who Was M: The Life of Maxwell Knight
1979 1983 1983 1984
Oxford University Press Harrap Ltd., London Imperial War Museum Basil Blackwell Ltd, Oxford
By Charles Cruickshank; makes reference to DW’s wartime work as a Deception Planner By Peter Underwood. Contains references to Dennis Wheatley. By Peter Simkins. ‘The Deception Planners' is listed in the short bibliography. By Anthony Masters. Biography of Maxwell Knight which contains numerous references to his friend DW.

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The Ghost Hunters : Who They Are and What They Do The Bookplate Journal Country House History Around Lymington, Brockenhurst and Milford-on-Sea Literary Agents: The Novelist as Spy
1985 Vol 4 No 2, September 1986 1987 rep 1988, 2002. 1987
Robert Hale Ltd, London   St Barbe Museum, Lymington Basil Blackwell Ltd, Oxford
By Peter Underwood. Chapter 7 - Dennis Wheatley (1897-1977) Master of Mystery (pp.120-133). Contains an article by W.E.Butler “Portrait of a Bookplate : Dennis Yates Wheatley” By Blake Pinnell; contains a chapter on Grove House & a picture of Dennis Wheatley. By Anthony Masters. Chapter 10 is 'Dennis Wheatley: The Would-Be Spy'.

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Different Worlds Book And Magazine Collector GM
Issue 47, Fall 1987 No.54, September 1988 No.119, February 1994 January 1989
Different Worlds Publications, San Francisco Diamond Publishing Group Ltd. Croftward Ltd.
Contains an article by Michael Szymanski “Dennis Wheatley's Tales of Black Magic”. Contains 'A guide to the occult, crime and non-fiction books by one of Britain's master story-tellers' by David Thomas with a UK bibliography and guide to current values. Contains 'The Historical & Adventure Novels of Dennis Wheatley' by Mike Stotter with a UK bibliography and guide to current values. A roleplaying magazine containing an article 'Solo Adventures? on DW's crime dossiers by the editor Paul Boughton.
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British Intelligence in the Second World War Volume 5 : ‘Strategic Deception’ Million : The Magazine of Popular Fiction Fear Creepers: British Horror And Fantasy In The Twentieth Century
1990 Jan/Feb 1991 March 1991 1993
HMSO London Popular Fictions, Brighton Newsfield Pluto Press, London
CThe Official History by Professor Michael Howard. Includes a nice mention of DW. Contains an article "Whatever Happened to Dennis Wheatley?" by Stan Nicholls. Contains an article about DW by John Gilbert. Edited by Clive Bloom. Critical essays by various contributors on various horror writers including DW (by Gina Wisker).
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Dehşetın Kapilari
(The Doors Of Terror)
Little Shoppe Of Horrors The Wordsworth Dictionary of the Occult Hammer Horror
1994 No. 12, April 1994 1994 No. 6, August 1995
Mitos Publishing, Istanbul Elmer Valo Appreciation Society, Iowa U.S.A.    
By Giovanni Scognamillo. Contains a commentary on DW in Chapter 10. Contains material relating to Hammer's filming of Dennis Wheatley's novels By Andre Nataf. Contains a biography of DW. Originally published in France under the title ‘Les maitres de l’occultisme’ Contains write-ups on ‘The Devil Rides Out' & ‘ To The Devil A Daughter'

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Hammer Horror Dark Terrors Sunday Times Magazine Little Shoppe of Horrors
Collectors Special, 1995 Issue 11, December 1995 17th March 1996 No. 13, November 1996
      Elmer Valo Appreciation Society, Iowa U.S.A.
Contains write-ups on ‘The Devil Rides Out' & ‘To The Devil A Daughter' Contains an article on Hammer's intention to film ‘The Satanist' Contains a 4 page article ‘Wheatley : The Final Chapter’ by Ian Sayer and Douglas Botting. The first article to discuss the D:EGT Manuscript Contains a brief account of Colin McCourt visiting 48 Queens Gate before it was renovated

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Clive Barker's A-Z Of Horror The Cauldron – Pagan Journal Of The Old Religion Dark Terrors Dark Terrors
1997 No 90, November 1998 Issue 16, December 1998 Issue 17, December 1999
BBC Books
Michael Howard  
Compiled by Stephen Jones. The 7-page section on DW is full of pictures and quotes. Produced to accompany the TV series of 1997. Includes an article about Dennis Wheatley Contains a review of ‘The Lost Continent' Contains a review of ‘The Devil Rides Out'

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The Triumph Of The Moon : A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft Dennis Wheatley : a bibliography The Cult Films Of Christopher Lee
1999 (2001 p/bk) 1999 22 September 2000
Oxford University Press Privately produced in a very small quantity. Eaton Books
By Ronald Hutton. Contains numerous references to DW. By Richard Humphreys. The first, and ground-breaking, English bibliography of DW’s works. Second in terms of date to Iwan Hedman’s bibliographies, but more comprehensive. By Jonathan Sothcott. Contains lengthy chapters on 'The Devil Rides Out' and 'To The Devil A Daughter'.
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Shadows in the Attic: A guide to British Supernatural Fiction
1820 - 1950
Lure Of The Sinister : The Unnatural History Of Satanism ThrillerUK Bite Me
Shadows in the attic
2000 2001 October 2001 [2002]
The British Library New York University Press   Revamp
By Neil Wilson. Contains an entry on DW. By Gareth J. Medway. Contains a number of references to DW. Contains an article 'Master of the Macabre' about DW by Terry Fountain. Contains an article about DW by Jonathan Sothcott.
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Introductions and Recommendations Video Watchdog Shivers Magazine
shivers magazine
May 2003 No. 95, 2003 No 110, February 2004
Privately produced in a very small quantity.    
By Jonathan McColl. A unique compilation of DW’s introductions to his ‘Library of the Occult’ series, his introductions to other authors’ works, and some invaluable notes on the sources for, and allusions contained in DW’s own works. Contains reviews of ‘The Devil Rides Out' & 'To The Devil A Daughter' Includes an article 'The Pitt of Horror' by Ingrid Pitt with a section on DW
     

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Where The Eagle Landed :
The Mystery of the German Invasion of Britain, 1940
The Deceivers:
Allied Military Deception in the Second World War
Dennis Wheatley:
Churchill's Storyteller
Chorion Catalogue
chorion cover
2004 2004 [11 November] 2006 [Dec 2005] 2008
Robson Books, London Weidenfeld & Nicolson, The Orion Publishing Group Ltd., London Spellmount Limited, Staplehurst, Kent  
  Jacket design by Two Associates. Jacket design by www.mousematdesign.com.  
By Peter Haining
Contains details of an interview with DW in 1974 and has the following dedication:
"This book is dedicated to the memory of
DENNIS WHEATLEY
who inspired my interest in
an intriguing episode of history"
By Thaddeus Holt. Contains numerous references to DW and his work within the JPS. By Craig Cabell. Covers Wheatley's time with the Joint Planning Staff during the Second World War.  
      (Click to see inside page)

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Churchill’s Wizards
The British Genius for Deception 1914-1945
Deceiving Hitler
Double-Cross and Deception in World War II
Famous 1914-1918 Penny Blood
2008 2008 2008 No 11, 2008
Faber & Faber Osprey Publishing Pen & Sword Pub Nick Louras, Penny Blood NY
       
By Nicholas Rankin. Contains various references to DW’s work on deception planning. By Terry Crowdy. Contains various references to DW’s work on deception planning. By Richard Van Emden & Victor Piuk. Contains an account of DW’s Word War I experiences. Contains a 5 page article ‘The Occult World of Dennis Wheatley’ using (with permission !) information from this website
       

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First Dennis Wheatley Convention:
17 May 2008
The Borley Rectory Companion The Sunday Times Magazine Churchill’s Bunker
The Secret Headquarters at the Heart of Britain’s Victory (Imperial War Museum)
Dennis wheatley convention Borley Rectory Companion Cover Culture Magazine Churchills Bunker Cover
2009 2009 17th May 2009 2009
  Sutton Publishing / History Press   Profile Books Ltd
       
By Iwan Morelius. A limited edition of 10 copies commemorating the first ever Dennis Wheatley Convention. by Paul Adams, Eddie Brazil, Peter Underwood. Contains a section on DW Contains an article by Jeremy Duns, 'Secret History' about finction writers & the intelligence services, which mentions Dennis Wheatley By Richard Holmes. Contains a few references to Dennis Wheatley
Click here to see an inside page      

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Daily Mail The Devil is a Gentleman :
The Life and Times of Dennis Wheatley
Fortean Times Book and Magazine Collector
Dail Mail 30072009 The Devil is a Gentleman Fortean Times Book and Magazine Collector
30th July 2009 2009 December 2009 October 2010
  Dedalus Dennis Publishing Limited Warners Group Publications
       
Includes an illustrated reader's question about whether The Devil Rides Out predicted World War II By Phil Baker. The first truly comprehensive biography of Dennis Wheatley The cover story is a 6 page article 'Dennis and all his works' by Phil Baker In ‘The Top 25 Occult and Psychic Detectives’, DW’s Neils Orsen ranks sixteenth.
       

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The Observer Orphée SFX Magazine Six Weeks
The Observer Orphée SFX Magazine 09 2011
19th September 2010 Vol 1 No. 2, 2010 Issue 212, September 2011 Hardback 2010, Paperback 2011
Guardian News & Media Ltd Nick Louras   Orion Books Ltd
       
In Peter Stanford’s ‘The Ten Best Devils’, DW’s The Devil Rides Out ranks third after Dante’s Inferno & Paradise Lost Contains 2 articles : ‘Dennis Wheatley and the Occult’ & ‘Sir Christopher Lee on The Devil Rides Out’ Contains an article ‘The Devil’s Work’, which pays homage to the life and times of DW. By John Lewis-Stempel. Contains many anecdotes about DW in World War One
       

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The Independent on Sunday Ghosts & Gallows D for Deception The Daily Express
The Observer Orphée Orphée
4th March 2012 2012 2012 28th August 2012
  The History Press www.atavist.com
       
Chirstopher Fowler's column 'Invisible Ink' (p69) is devoted to DW By Paul Adams. Chapter 4 concerns the Welcomes Murder By Tina Rosenberg. An e-book primarily about DW’s activities in World War II Page 23 contains a full page article about DW by Peter Sheridan, ‘Stranger than fiction’, occasioned by the publication of Tina Rosenbenberg’s new book
       

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Wormwood The Daily Express The Mail on Sunday Discover Your History Magazine
Orphée The Observer Orphée December 2013
Vol 19, Autumn 2012 12th October 2013 27th October 2013 December 2013
Tartarus Press      
       
Contains an article ‘He Wrote of Dark Forces: The Weird World of Dennis Wheatley’ by Roger Dobson Pages 44 & 53 contain a two pages article about DW by Dominic Midgley, ‘Master of the Macabre’, occasioned by Bloomsbury Publishing’s re-print of his books Page 45 contains an article by Adam Luck, ‘Revealed:thriller legend Dennis Wheatley’s MI6 mission to ‘stir up the Arabs’’ Contains an article ‘Rediscovering the books of Dennis Wheatley’ by Matthew Coniam
       

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Fortean Times Fortean Times The Library of the Lost
In search of forgotten authors
The Oldie
July 2014 Fortean Times The Library of the Lost Fortean Times
July 2014 August 2014 2015 Issue 324, Summer 2015
Dennis Publishing Ltd Dennis Publishing Ltd Tartarus Press Oldie Publications Ltd
       
The cover story is an 8 page article by Christopher Josiffe ‘British Voodoo – The Black Art of Rollo Ahmed’, and much of the text relates to Wheatley and Ahmed The 6 page concluding part of Christopher Josiffe’s article on Rollo Ahmed Writings by the late Roger Dobson (1954-2013). Includes a chapter ‘The weird world of Dennis Wheatley’ Contains a two page article ‘The Spellbinder’, in which Michael Barber ‘celebrates the author Dennis Wheatley’
       

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Rendezvous at the Russian Tea Rooms Lucifer Rising Secret Luton The Daily Express
July 2014 Lucifer Rising July 2014 April 2017
2015 2016 2017 Friday 14th April, 2017
Constable The History Press Amberley Publishing  
       
By Paul Willetts. The true account of one of Maxwell Knight's operations in World War II, with DW appearing at various points in the narrative By Nicholas Booth. An account of British Intelligence and the occult in the Second World War, with numerous references to Dennis Wheatley By Paul Adams. Part of the publisher's 'Secret Towns' series. Mentions DW's time at Biscot Camp in World War I and his introduction to Gordon Eric Gordon Tombe. Dave Davies of 'The Kinks' reveals his 'six best books'. 'The Ka of Gifford Hillary' ranks third.
       

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The Book of Forgotten Authors The Daily Telegraph The Dark Side The Guardian Review
The Book of Forgotten Authors January 2018 January 2018 January 2018
2017 Monday 8th January 2018 Vol 196, 2018 Saturday 1 December 2018
riverrun Ghoulish Publishing Ltd    
       
By Christopher Fowler. Includes Dennis Wheatley in the section on ‘The Justly Forgotten Authors’ Contains a lengthy article by Dominic Selwood commemorating the 121st anniversary of DW’s birth Contains a six page article ‘The Devil Rides Again’ by Brian J.Robb on the Hammer film of ‘The Devil Rides Out’ On page 5, novelist Sarah Waters lists under 'My reading guilty pleasure' 'Dennis Wheatley novels':‘I can’t defend them at all. Grandiose, repetitive, preposterous to the point of insanity, offensive in a thousand different ways – they’re like giant Donald Trump tweets.’
       

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Dulwich College
Cradle of Writers
A Spy is Born Thanet News FandomWire
The Book of Forgotten Authors January 2018 Thanet News FandomWire
2019 2019 16th August 2020 May 2021
Dulwich College Independently published    
       
By Patrick Humphries. The story of five famous writers who attended Dulwich College; one of the five being Dennis Wheatley. By Jeremy Duns. The book explores Dennis Wheatley and the secret roots of Ian Fleming’s James Bond. Contains an article 'Thanet History with Martin Charlton: The Haunting of Dennis Wheatley' regarding his featuring of the area in 'Contraband' Contains an article by Bibhu Prasad Panda 'Alfred Hitchcock: 9 unmade Hitchcock Movies You Never Got To See, Ranked'. There follows a list of the movies Hitchcock almost made in date order. 'The Forbidden Territory' figures second in the list.
       

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The Guardian Allusions The endpapers, maps and plans in DW’s books Book Cover Review
The Guardian Allusions The endpapers, maps and plans in DW’s books The Guardian
Monday 4th October 2021 2022 2022 12th May 2023
  Private publication Private publication  
       
Contains an obituary for Iris Sutherland Smith, DW’s secretary in WW2, who has died at the age of one hundred By Jonathan McColl By Jonathan McColl  
  The latest iteration of JM’s reference guide and companion to all things DW: reproducing all his printed introductions and giving the background to many of the real people, things and events that crop up in his books. An invaluable reference guide! A comprehensive, illustrated listing of all the endpapers, maps and plans in DW’s books Contains an article ‘Murder off Miami’ by Graham Rawle

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