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Article: ANGLO-SAXON ANXIETIES

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May 28, 1995
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ANGUS WILSON died four years ago after a long illness. During his lifetime and after his death his reputation as one of this century's great novelists has stood firm among those who knew his work. To others, over the last 15 years, his name has become increasingly unfamiliar and his books, until their recent re-publication, were hard to find. Indeed many people today confuse him with A N Wilson. Ironically, part of the reason A N Wilson uses his initials was that it was thought at the start of his writing career he might be confused with the more eminent Angus. Margaret Drabble's bright and loving biography should go far to create a new readership for novels whose power and wit are ...

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