The Philosopher’s Stone by Colin Wilson
In her article on Colin Wilson in the May 30, 2004 Observer, reporter Lynn Barber mentioned that the author, then 73, had seemingly read “every book ever written.” She also noted that Wilson claimed never to have thrown a book away, and that his home library in Cornwall contained approximately 30,000 volumes. Well, any reader who delves into the author’s 1969 offering, The Philosopher’s Stone, is not likely to dispute those statements. Though chosen for inclusion in Cawthorn &
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Big fan of the Corum books. I am currently re-reading them through the audiobooks, just finished the first book.
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Update: Yesterday was Independent Bookstore Day and I ordered the first two volumes of this.