Dreaming to Some Purpose

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]

Dreaming to Some Purpose
AuthorColin Wilson
LanguageEnglish
Genreautobiography
PublisherCentury
Publication date2004
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Pages402
ISBN9781844131884

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  1. Lachman, Gary (6 June 2004). "Dreaming to Some Purpose by Colin Wilson". The Independent. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  2. Mars-Jones, Adam (13 June 2004). "I was a teenage nail biter". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  3. Carpenter, Humphrey (20 June 2004). "Review: Autobiography: Dreaming to Some Purpose by Colin Wilson". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
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