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A. N. Wilson was educated at Rugby School and New College, Oxford. His particular slant on biography, and to some extent his take on the Victorian era topics he has covered in God's Funeral and The Victorians, can be traced to his early intention to follow a career in the Church of England which he did after training at St Stephen's House, Oxford. His acclaimed life of Leo Tolstoy, and his books on Jesus, C. S. Lewis and Hilaire Belloc, are notable for their deeply informed and also sceptical attitude to religious belief. A view of Rugby School from the rear, including the playing field, where according to legend Rugby was invented Rugby School, located in the town of Rugby in Warwickshire, is one of the oldest public schools in the United Kingdom and is perhaps one of the top co-educational boarding... College name New College Named after Blessed Virgin Mary Established 1379 Sister College Kings College Warden Prof. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Accession to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of Great Britain is considered the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... St Stephen’s House, Oxford, is an Anglican theological college and a Hall of the University of Oxford. ... Leo Tolstoy, pictured late in life Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (?) (Russian: Лев Никола́евич Толсто́й; commonly referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy) (September 9, 1828 – November 20, 1910, N.S.; August 28, 1828 – November 7, 1910, O.S.) was a Russian novelist, social reformer, pacifist, Christian anarchist, vegetarian, moral thinker and an influential... Jesus, also known as Jesus of Nazareth, is the central figure of Christianity, in which context he is known as Jesus Christ (from Greek Ιησούς Χριστός) with Christ not being a name but rather a title meaning Anointed. He is also considered a very important prophet in Islam. ... Clive Staples Lewis (November 29, 1898 — November 22, 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an Irish author and scholar, born into a Protestant family in Belfast, though mostly resident in England. ... Photograph of Belloc Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc (July 27, 1870 - July 16, 1953) was one of the most prolific writers in England during the early twentieth century. ...

Wilson is also noted for mischief, for example in comments on the parentage of Queen Victoria, and his dissenting views, which many found disrespectful, of Iris Murdoch. Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819–22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. ... Dame Iris Murdoch Jean Iris Murdoch DBE (July 15, 1919 – February 8, 1999) was an Anglo–Irish writer and philosopher, best known for her novels, which combine rich characterization and compelling plotlines, usually involving ethical or sexual themes. ...

Believed to be partially related to a British artist/graphic designer; Stuart Wilson

Bibliography

Non-fiction

• The Laird of Abbotsford
• The Life of John Milton
• Hilaire Belloc
• How Can We Know?
• Penfriends From Porlock
• Tolstoy
• C. S. Lewis: A Biography
• Jesus
• The Rise and Fall of the House of Windsor
• Paul
• God's Funeral: The Decline of Faith in Western Civilization
• The Victorians
• Iris Murdoch As I Knew Her
• London: A Short History (2004)

See John Milton (politician) for the American politician John Milton, English poet John Milton (December 9, 1608 – November 8, 1674) was an English poet, best-known for his epic poem Paradise Lost. ... Photograph of Belloc Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc (July 27, 1870 - July 16, 1953) was one of the most prolific writers in England during the early twentieth century. ... Coat of arms of Count Leo Tolstoy Tolstoy, or Tolstoi (Russian: ) is a prominent family of Russian nobility, descending from one Andrey Kharitonovich Tolstoy (i. ... Clive Staples Lewis (November 29, 1898 — November 22, 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an Irish author and scholar, born into a Protestant family in Belfast, though mostly resident in England. ... Jesus, also known as Jesus of Nazareth, is the central figure of Christianity, in which context he is known as Jesus Christ (from Greek Ιησούς Χριστός) with Christ not being a name but rather a title meaning Anointed. He is also considered a very important prophet in Islam. ... The House of Windsor, previously called the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, is the Royal House of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the other Commonwealth Realms. ... Al sinds zijn schooltijd houd paul erg van Foempen. ...

Fiction

• The Sweets of Pimlico (1977)
• Unguarded Hours (1978)
• Kindly Light (1979)
• The Healing Art (1980)
• Who Was Oswald Fish? (1981)
• Wise Virgin (1982)
• Scandal (1983)
• Gentlemen in England (1983)
• Love Unknown (1986)
• Stray (1987)
• The Vicar of Sorrows (1993)
• Dream Children (1998)
• My Name Is Legion (2004)
• A Jealous Ghost (2005)

• a novel sequence referred to as The Lampitt Chronicles:
  • Incline Our Hearts (1988)
  • A Bottle in the Smoke (1990)
  • Daughters of Albion (1991)
  • Hearing Voices (1995)
  • A Watch in the Night (1996)