Talk:Angus Wilson/Archive 1

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Reaction to knighthood
"A knighthood was granted in 1980, prompting many hostile comments in the press."

Are there any references for this? Or at least an explanation as to the basis for the hostility? Tsuguya (talk) 10:45, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Can I second this comment? The reference to hostility needs to be sourced/explained or removed. The entire entry on Wilson is feeble and needs expansion. Sadly I don't have the skill/knowledge to do it, but I know he's a more important writer than you'd get from this, tho his reputation has suffered a considerable knockback. One of those writers who's ripe for a revival. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.102.39.201 (talk) 15:49, 7 November 2010 (UTC)


 * The user who added the 'hostile' bit, and indeed wrote much of the article, is User:Xanthoxyl, who hasn't been active since September 2009. I shall leave a note on their talk page; if there's no reply soon, we can delete it. Rothorpe (talk) 00:45, 8 November 2010 (UTC] - The hostility would surely have been because Wilson was openly gay, given Britain's homophobic tabloid press.


 * I don't have a copy of Drabble's biography and so I can't provide a reference, but you can delete the remark for now as it's not that important (considering the shortness of the article). Xanthoxyl  &lt; 07:55, 8 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Done. --   Jack of Oz   [your turn]  02:42, 28 August 2011 (UTC)

Minor fixes in data
Fixed some minor data errors: --Rax (talk) 20:21, 12 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Wilson was CBE but not KBE (reached knighthood as a knight bachelor) - s.: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/48212/supplement/2/
 * He was President of the Royal Society of Literature form 1982 on (not 1983) - s.: http://collguides.lib.uiowa.edu/?MSC0199#bioNote
 * He hasn't been in Hut 8 at Blechley's - s.: http://rollofhonour.bletchleypark.org.uk/search/record-detail/9892/
 * His complete surname is written with a hyphen (Johnstone-Wilson) - s.: http://collguides.lib.uiowa.edu/?MSC0199#bioNote and https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/48212/supplement/2/