'One of the few things I would rather run a mile than do is have an Angus Wilson character over for the evening.' (Martin Amis)
Illicit queer crushes on a family picnic. A nightclub singer lecturing her Communist nephew. Drunken feuds at the seedy South Kensington Hotel's staff dance. The eccentric spinsters tempting a little boy to grotesque acts.
Welcome to the singular world of Angus Wilson. An overlooked legend of the post-war queer landscape, he casts a waspish, tragicomic yet oddly tender eye across mid-century England. Jitterbugging, espresso bars, spivs, Angry Young Men, teddy boys, satanic masses in village living rooms: all of life is here in these beloved stories. Savage in their deadly anatomy of social class yet compassionate in their portrayal of misfit outsiders, these are mini Austenesque novels-of-(bad)-manners, seething with high-octane dialogue, baroque humour and macabre secrets.
Introduced by Margaret Drabble
| ISBN: | 9780571404766 |
| Publication date: | 5th November 2026 |
| Author: | Angus Wilson |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 272 pages |
| Series: | Faber Editions |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Classic fiction: general and literary Shorter Reads |
'One of the few things I would rather run a mile than do is have an Angus Wilson character over for the evening.' (Martin Amis)
Illicit queer crushes on a family picnic. A nightclub singer lecturing her Communist nephew. Drunken feuds at the seedy South Kensington Hotel's staff dance. The eccentric spinsters tempting a little boy to grotesque acts.
Welcome to the singular world of Angus Wilson. An overlooked legend of the post-war queer landscape, he casts a waspish, tragicomic yet oddly tender eye across mid-century England. Jitterbugging, espresso bars, spivs, Angry Young Men, teddy boys, satanic masses in village living rooms: all of life is here in these beloved stories. Savage in their deadly anatomy of social class yet compassionate in their portrayal of misfit outsiders, these are mini Austenesque novels-of-(bad)-manners, seething with high-octane dialogue, baroque humour and macabre secrets.
Introduced by Margaret Drabble
The Wrong Set (Faber Editions) features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Classic fiction: general and literary, Shorter Reads
The Wrong Set (Faber Editions) is available in Paperback
The Wrong Set (Faber Editions) was written by Angus Wilson and published by Faber & Faber
The Wrong Set (Faber Editions) has 272 pages
Yes it is part of Faber Editions series
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