A. N. Wilson
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
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.
Resolution
Published: October 2016
From one of our leading novelists and historians comes a breathtakingly vivid novel that recalls the three voyages Captain Cook made to the southern hemisphere, culminating in the last, fateful expedition on which he was brutally murdered.
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: June 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.
Dante in Love
Published: November 2012
In Dante In Love, A N Wilson brings to life one of the western canon's most enigmatic figures.
The Potter's Hand
Published: September 2012
A. N. Wilson's first novel for five years tells the epic story of the Wedgwood dynasty.
Furball and the Mokes
Published: December 2011
Sneak behind the skirting board with Furball the trusting hamster, and run riot with the Mokes - a gang of cockney mice.
