Dreaming to Some Purpose
| Author | Colin Wilson |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | autobiography |
| Publisher | Century |
Publication date | 2004 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 402 |
| ISBN | 9781844131884 |
Dreaming to Some Purpose is a 2004 autobiography by the English writer Colin Wilson. It covers Wilson's youth as a school dropout, his brief critical success with The Outsider and subsequent public life in the 1950s, his return to bestseller lists with The Occult: A History from 1971, and his following career of writing books at a high pace, often about occult and paranormal subjects.[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Lachman, Gary (6 June 2004). "Dreaming to Some Purpose by Colin Wilson". The Independent. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ Mars-Jones, Adam (13 June 2004). "I was a teenage nail biter". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ Carpenter, Humphrey (20 June 2004). "Review: Autobiography: Dreaming to Some Purpose by Colin Wilson". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 13 April 2025.