Comments on: Hampstead Heath and the Rise and Fall of the author Colin Wilson http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2010/01/hampstead-heath-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-author-colin-wilson/ A blog about 20th Century London Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:01:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: nickelinthemachine http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2010/01/hampstead-heath-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-author-colin-wilson/comment-page-1/#comment-155259 nickelinthemachine Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:28:49 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/?p=1636#comment-155259 Thank you for your comment. I'm sure its the first one from Korea. Really appreciate you getting back to me. Thank you for your comment. I’m sure its the first one from Korea. Really appreciate you getting back to me.

]]> By: Hyelim http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2010/01/hampstead-heath-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-author-colin-wilson/comment-page-1/#comment-155190 Hyelim Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:25:59 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/?p=1636#comment-155190 Very pleased to bump into your post. I am Korean and read "The Outsider" very recently(yes in Korean). He has never been a well-known figure among Koreans, perhaps for his short glorious times. At the first, the book appeared excellent and extraordinary to me like such a ignorant and immature reader but I also easily could get the following published books even embroidered by some decorative Koreans are ...bad. Of course, I really did not why he gave himself up remaining a great author just like when he wrote The Outsider,instead started to writing hardly understandable topics. Anyhow thank you so much for your wonderful post. deserve read absolutely!! Very pleased to bump into your post. I am Korean and read “The Outsider” very recently(yes in Korean). He has never been a well-known figure among Koreans, perhaps for his short glorious times. At the first, the book appeared excellent and extraordinary to me like such a ignorant and immature reader but I also easily could get the following published books even embroidered by some decorative Koreans are …bad. Of course, I really did not why he gave himself up remaining a great author just like when he wrote The Outsider,instead started to writing hardly understandable topics. Anyhow thank you so much for your wonderful post. deserve read absolutely!!

]]> By: Colin Wilson, indigenous Pagans, William Burroughs, Golden Dawn, and Starfire | Plutonica.net http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2010/01/hampstead-heath-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-author-colin-wilson/comment-page-1/#comment-152934 Colin Wilson, indigenous Pagans, William Burroughs, Golden Dawn, and Starfire | Plutonica.net Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:45:38 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/?p=1636#comment-152934 [...] Nickel in the Machine, writes about the early career of occult writer Colin Wilson in “Hampstead Heath and the Rise and Fall of the author Colin Wilson“. It’s a wonderfully photo-rich piece. (Who knew Wilson was such a looker in his [...] [...] Nickel in the Machine, writes about the early career of occult writer Colin Wilson in “Hampstead Heath and the Rise and Fall of the author Colin Wilson“. It’s a wonderfully photo-rich piece. (Who knew Wilson was such a looker in his [...]

]]> By: ar http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2010/01/hampstead-heath-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-author-colin-wilson/comment-page-1/#comment-96705 ar Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:19:49 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/?p=1636#comment-96705 Who owns the copyright of these photos? Would like to buy them for upcoming CW related project. Any ideas? Who owns the copyright of these photos?

Would like to buy them for upcoming CW related project.

Any ideas?

]]> By: David Beaumont http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2010/01/hampstead-heath-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-author-colin-wilson/comment-page-1/#comment-10156 David Beaumont Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:22:45 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/?p=1636#comment-10156 It strikes me that the critical reaction to Wilson - both the initial and the subsequent - says far more about the critics than it does about Wilson. It reminds me of Chris Morris' 'Cake' or William Boyd's 'Nat Tate' - except Wilson wasn't hoaxing anyone - the critics did what they did entirely under their own steam - propelled by their own view of themselves.... It strikes me that the critical reaction to Wilson – both the initial and the subsequent – says far more about the critics than it does about Wilson. It reminds me of Chris Morris’ ‘Cake’ or William Boyd’s ‘Nat Tate’ – except Wilson wasn’t hoaxing anyone – the critics did what they did entirely under their own steam – propelled by their own view of themselves….

]]> By: David Archer http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2010/01/hampstead-heath-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-author-colin-wilson/comment-page-1/#comment-4856 David Archer Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:12:23 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/?p=1636#comment-4856 An excellent description of Wilson's early life but those " hundred books" are criminal investigations, psychic paraphenalia, rippers shrouds and closer to journalism than literature. The question is not what is the value of Wilson but are there any other artists feted by society who fall out of favour quickly? Not because they produce lesser work but because the work was always pretty small in the first place and they were mistakenly ascribed the word because of their posturing for genius?. In the mass market they fall quickly, Wilson is only one of a long litany. In the graphic arts, where the works become valuable commodities it takes longer to disestablish a genius. Alma Tadema anyone? There is ALWAYS a market for bad art, Jeff Koons value will not fall as Wilson's did. An excellent description of Wilson’s early life but those ” hundred books” are criminal investigations, psychic paraphenalia, rippers shrouds and closer to journalism than literature.
The question is not what is the value of Wilson but are there any other artists feted by society who fall out of favour quickly? Not because they produce lesser work but because the work was always pretty small in the first place and they were mistakenly ascribed the word because of their posturing for genius?. In the mass market they fall quickly, Wilson is only one of a long litany. In the graphic arts, where the works become valuable commodities it takes longer to disestablish a genius. Alma Tadema anyone? There is ALWAYS a market for bad art, Jeff Koons value will not fall as Wilson’s did.

]]> By: MonsieurFellini http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2010/01/hampstead-heath-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-author-colin-wilson/comment-page-1/#comment-4535 MonsieurFellini Sun, 23 May 2010 10:57:48 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/?p=1636#comment-4535 My copy of the Outsider has lived a long life on that shelf in my library, where books with similar intellectual character sit or stand with only the first few pages thumbed. Coincidently they were mostly bought at Waterstone's in Hampstead High Street on a Sunday afternoon My copy of the Outsider has lived a long life on that shelf in my library, where books with similar intellectual character sit or stand with only the first few pages thumbed.

Coincidently they were mostly bought at Waterstone’s in Hampstead High Street on a Sunday afternoon

]]> By: sph http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2010/01/hampstead-heath-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-author-colin-wilson/comment-page-1/#comment-3090 sph Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:06:15 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/?p=1636#comment-3090 really great piece. i've read some of wilson's stuff about crowley and lovecraft but never looked into the man himself. really great piece.
i’ve read some of wilson’s stuff about crowley and lovecraft but never looked into the man himself.

]]> By: nickelinthemachine http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2010/01/hampstead-heath-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-author-colin-wilson/comment-page-1/#comment-2639 nickelinthemachine Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:20:04 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/?p=1636#comment-2639 Why should I check out 'The Mind Parasites"? Are you accusing me of something or just recommending to me a good book? Why should I check out ‘The Mind Parasites”? Are you accusing me of something or just recommending to me a good book?

]]> By: Jill Dearman http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2010/01/hampstead-heath-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-author-colin-wilson/comment-page-1/#comment-2634 Jill Dearman Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:16:56 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/?p=1636#comment-2634 Check out "The Mind Parasites" by Wilson. Check out “The Mind Parasites” by Wilson.

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