A. N. Wilson

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A. N. Wilson grew up in Staffordshire and was educated at Rugby and New College, Oxford. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he holds a prominent position in the world of literature and journalism. He is a prolific and award-winning biographer and celebrated novelist. He lives in North London.

Books by A. N. Wilson

The Mystery of Charles Dickens

Published: August 2021

A brilliant and insightful celebration of the imaginative genius of Charles Dickens, published to commemorate the 150th anniversary of his death.

Prince Albert

Published: November 2020

The magnificent and definitive biography of Prince Albert, by one of Britain's best biographers and the author of Victoria: A Life.

The Mystery of Charles Dickens

Published: July 2020

A brilliant and insightful celebration of the imaginative genius of Charles Dickens, published to commemorate the 150th anniversary of his death.

Prince Albert

Published: October 2019

The magnificent and definitive biography of Prince Albert, by one of Britain's best biographers and the author of Victoria: A Life.

Aftershocks

Published: August 2019

A stunning, powerfully moving novel of faith and humanity, temptation and transgression from literary tour de force, A.N. Wilson.

Aftershocks

Published: September 2018

A stunning, powerfully moving novel of faith and humanity, temptation and transgression from literary tour de force, A.N. Wilson.

Aftershocks

Published: September 2018

A stunning, powerfully moving novel of faith and humanity, temptation and transgression from literary tour de force, A.N. Wilson.

Resolution

Published: September 2017

A vividly evoked novel that explores the life and times of Captain Cook, focusing on Cook's voyages to the southern hemisphere; the protagonist and witness to Cook's brilliance and wisdom, is the young George Forster, who travelled as botanist on board the HMS Resolution, and penned a famous account of the journey.

The Queen

Published: May 2016

From the author of the critically acclaimed Victoria comes a celebration of the life and times of Queen Elizabeth II, as she celebrates her 90th birthday.

The Book of the People

Published: March 2016

From one of our leading social and cultural historians comes a dazzling and original exploration of how, and why, we should still be reading the Bible, arguing that it remains relevant even in a largely secular society, as a philosophical work, a work of literature and a cultural touchstone.

Victoria

Published: June 2015

The first comprehensively researched biography of Queen Victoria ever, by one of Britain's best biographers. This magnificent biography sheds new light on Victoria not just as a queen, but as a woman.

The Book of the People

Published: May 2015

Dante in Love

Published: August 2014

A. N. Wilson is one of the most popular and bestselling historians and biographers writing in Britain today and in Dante In Love he brings to life one of the western canon's most enigmatic figures.

Stray

Published: January 2014

Crawl through the cat flap and come face-to-whiskers with Pufftail, the most distinguished stray who ever prowled the streets.

The Potter's Hand

Published: June 2013

A novel of epic scope, rich in warmth, intellect and humanity, The Potter's Hand explores the lives and loves of one of Britain's greatest families, whose travails are both ordinary - births, deaths, marriages, opium addiction, depression - and utterly extraordinary.