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Four Decades with DENNIS WHEATLEY a Biography & Bibliography by Iwan Hedman Jan Alexandersson 4 2 PRINTING HISTORY: The 1st edition of this book was published in 1963 when the book was written in four copies only (each one an original) written on typewriter by Iwan Hedman. One copy was given to Dennis Wheatley on his birthday, but was published until April 1st, 1963. Nos. 2 and 3 are owned by Iwan Hedman and Jan Alexandersson and No.4 was bought by DETHOREY ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSHOP in Stockholm at £40. This copy is now owned by Lars Nylander. The second edition was published on Dennis Wheatley's birthday on January 8th 1973, but was printed in 100 numbered and signed copies, which were sold out in less than six weeks, and a third edition was immediately planned. This is the third edition printed in 1200 copies of which the first 100 copies are numbered and signed by Iwan Hedman and Jan Alexandersson. All information has been collected for the past 14 years and has been put together by Iwan Hedman. Design and drawings are by Jan Alexandersson. Photos of 1st editions by Lars-Erik Ericsson. Photos of Swedish 1st editions by Evert Wahlberg. Some photos and map material from Dennis Wheatley. All letters are reprinted by permission of Dennis Wheatley. Stills from the two films THE DEVIL RIDES OUT and THE LOST CONTINENT are reprinted by permission of HAMMER FILM, ENGLAND. Copyright 1973 DAST FÖRLAG AB. All rights reserved and also reproduction from this book entirely or partly. Published by DAST FÖRLAG AB, Stängnäs, SWEDEN, 1973. Printed by CIVILTRYCKERIET in Köping 1973 Four decades with DENNIS WHEATLEY a biography & bibliography by iwan hedman jan alexandersson 4 This is the third and completely revised edition. This edition: 1200 copies. The cover is composed after an idea by Inga Hedman, drawn by Joan Wheatley by special request from Iwan Hedman and signed by Dennis Wheatley. 10 Dennis Wheatley at his writing desk in the study at Lymington (c.1950) ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS BOOK RB Roger Brook series Pric Price DR de Richleau series Form Format GS Gregory Sallust series Hbk Hardback JD Julian Day series Sft Softback MF Molly Fountain series Poc Pocketbook (paper-back) OC Occult title Pr-bk Private printing NO Novel Rd Red SS Short Story Bl Blue MD Murder Dossier Blk Black HI Historical Gr Green NF Non-fiction Br Brown OM Omnibus W White GB Gift Box Li Lilac LY Lymington Edition GRÖ Green GA Game MNN Mediterranean Nights Nº number MGF The Man with the Girlish Face CNº Current number OOS Out of Series Pub Yr Publishing year OSO Other stories of the occult Wr Year written MCW Mainly of crooks or war Ser Series AOO Articles on the occult Pp. Page(s) AMT Amount Pr Printed Ed Edition Fmk Finnish Marks Cr 8v0 Crown octavo (19x12.7 cm) Demy 8vo Demy octavo (22.2x14.2 cm) 4to Quarto (height 25.5 to 35 cm) 12mo Duodecimo (less than 10-15) 11 CONTENTS Page: PRINTING HISTORY 2 INTRODUCTION 8 CHAPTER I BIOGRAPHY 15 CHAPTER II ABOUT THE BOOKS 21 CHAPTER III BIBLIOGRAPHY 31 CHAPTER IV SERIES 43 CHAPTER V FIRST EDITIONS 47 CHAPTER VI SWEDISH FIRST EDITIONS 85 CHAPTER VII SHORT STORIES 89 CHAPTER VIII BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SHORT STORIES 95 CHAPTER IX THE LYMINGTON EDITION & HERON BOOK EDITION 99 CHAPTER X GAMES 103 CHAPTER XI MAPS 107 CHAPTER XII MOTION PICTURES 113 CHAPTER XIII LIFE OF HEROES 123 CHAPTER XIV LETTERS 147 CHAPTER XV MISCELLANEOUS 171 CHAPTER XVI INDEX 183 12 CHAPTER HEADING VIGNETTE DRAWINGS BY JAN ALEXANDERSSON Page: CHAPTER I Dennis Wheatley: from a photo 1962 15 CHAPTER II From a drawing in the 1st edition of THE DEVIL AND ALL HIS 21 WORKS CHAPTER III Detail from the cover of the 1st edition of the Swedish edition of 31 THE FORBIDDEN TERRITORY. The original cover made by Gunnar Lindvall CHAPTER IV Detail from the cover of the 2nd ARROW edition of THE 43 SCARLET IMPOSTOR. The original probably made by SAX CHAPTER V Detail from the cover of the 1st edition of THE PRISONER IN THE 47 MASK (1957). The original made by SAX CHAPTER VI Detail from the cover of the 1st Swedish edition of VENDETTA IN 85 SPAIN (1961). The original made by Richard Lüsch CHAPTER VII Detail from the cover of the 3rd ARROW edition of 89 MEDITERRANEAN NIGHTS (1966) CHAPTER VIII Detail from the cover of the 1st edition of the ARROW book 95 GUNMEN, GALLANTS AND GHOSTS CHAPTER IX Detail of Dennis Wheatley's coat of arms, used on the back of the 99 Lymington Edition CHAPTER X Detail from the cover of the first edition of THREE INQUISITIVE 103 PEOPLE (1940). Unknown artist 13 CHAPTER XI Detail from the end-papers of the 1st edition of THE LAUNCHING 107 OF ROGER BROOK (1947). The original made by Geographia Ltd. CHAPTER XII Detail from the cover of the 1st edition of THE SATANIST (1960). 113 The original made by SAX. CHAPTER XIII Detail from the cover of the 1st Swedish edition of V FOR 123 VENGEANCE (1943). The original made by Gunnar Lindvall CHAPTER XIV Dennis Wheatley: based on a photo 1958 147 CHAPTER XV The Hutchinson Bull: After a photo in the Hutchinson book 171 catalogue from 1967. CHAPTER XVI Detail from the cover of the 1st edition of THE BLACK MAGIC 183 OMNIBUS (1956). The original made by SAX. 14 WEDDING PHOTO OF JOAN & DENNIS WHEATLEY 1931 1 Biography 16 BIOGRAPHY D ENNI S YATES WHEATLEY was born in London on the 8 January 1897. His family consisted of his father, Albert David Wheatley, his mother, Florence 'Dolly' Newton, himself and a sister, Muriel. Both his father and grandfather were wine merchants in Mayfair. In 1911, when only 14 years old, he wrote his first short story – THE SNAKE WITH THE GOLDEN EYES – which was not published until the 1st of October 1942 in the short story collection MEDITERRANEAN NIGHTS. The fact that this story could be published he could thank his Aunt Nell for. She had kept the manuscript, as she knew that he one day would be a famous author. As a cadet he was educated on HMS WORCESTER in Germany 1908-1912. After that he studied/learned how to make wine in Germany for one year. In September 1914, at the age of 17, he got his first appointment at the newly founded SECOND-LINE BRIGADE of the FIRST CITY of LONDON ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY (R.F.A. – T.) as second Lieutenant. This was signed by H. M. The King. In 1916, when his brigade was moved to France, Dennis Wheatley was in hospital for about 8 months. He had pneumonia and couldn't follow his brigade. Just before the brigade moved he had been promoted to test a new weapon at his division – the first trenchgun – and at that same moment he should have been promoted to Captain – and that at the age of only 19. In 1917, the 8th of August, he was moved to France. That same year, the 11th of August, he was moved again. This time to the Divisional Column of the 36th Ulster Division (the finest fighting division in The British European Forces (B.E.F.) Already, before the end of his training, which started in the Autumn of 1916 on Salisbury Plain, the following had happened: 1915 the Airforce in England were looking for volunteers to the Royal Fighting Corps (R.F.C.) and Wheatley, who wanted to go to the front and was tired of waiting, volunteered. Unfortunately at the medical test it showed him as slightly colour blind. He was not accepted. That hit him so hard that he was close to suicide. Wheatley was then fighting at Passchendale, Cambrai and St. Quentin in the 1st World War. In May 1918 he was gassed and had to spend a long time in hospital. Because of that gassing he was removed from military duty and it would take many years before he was back in active duty. 1914-1919 he was an artillery officer. After his recovery and a civilian again he started to work in his father's wine business (1919). During that time he wrote some short stories, which were published much later. For example: BORROWED MONEY (1919), THE NOTORIOUS MADAME RIBERAU (1920), THE SECRET SIGN (1923) (the draft which later on would be THE GOLDEN SPANIARD (1929)), and THE SIDEBOARD. In 1923 he married Nancy Madelaine Robinson and they had a son named Anthony. 1926 was to be a very important year for Dennis Wheatley. He took over his father's wine business and started at once to expand it. Later on it absorbed many famous wine cellars and among his many customers were three Kings, 21 Princes (among them The Duke of York later H.M. King George of England) plus many, many other famous people. During that time he was also a Guild-Brother in VINTNERS & DISTILLERS COMPANY. In 1931 he married for the second time. This time with Joan Gwendoline, youngest daughter to Hon. Louis Johnstone. Joan already had 4 children: Diana, Bill, Jack and Colin. The bad years 1929-31 meant a big crisis for Wheatley's business and he made rather great losses economically. That also meant he had more time left for writing and for collecting books. But he didn't only collect books, he wanted to write one of his own. He wanted to do 17 it not only for his own amusement but also in the hope to make some money. Of course he hadn't got the ambition to reach up to such a level as his favourites Huxley, Sinclair, Lewis and Montague.
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