Four Classic Short Stories from The Golden Age of Science Fiction. Featured here: "The Big Fix", "The Man From Siykul", "Course of Empire", and "Travelling Companion Wanted" all by Richard Wilson.

This is a compelling personal narrative of a young man consumed by ambition. The story contrasts humor and grief, explores how death impacts individual lives, and reveals how excessive greed brings ruin in its wake. Sex and fidelity are mixed together in a topsy-turvy brew. Who has not dreamt of fabulous wealth and wondered how to grasp riches and fame? Will Davison did not wonder. With the instincts of a pirate, he pursued money and position, brushing aside the objections of a twin brother, his wife and others. On Wall Street, in the Navy and in his sex life, he grabbed what he wanted, and always more.Poor Will. Like America he worked hard and was sometimes lucky. But something was twisted, and he didn’t know it. Following the death of his wife, Will entered a dubious relationship with a criminal financier. Little did he realize that this route to wealth would one day lead to the suicide of his brother. When disaster struck he was cut adrift, overwhelmed by loss and crushed by crippling malaise. As he grappled with the truth of his life, he was shadowed by values that had long been rejected. Slowly, with the aid of a woman with a past as murky as his own, he forged a new path from the embers of his shattered life. It was not the one he had dreamed of, but it brought him closer to an acceptance of himself.The page turning drama unfolds to a climax with a startling revelation and a reaffirmation of the bonds that cement people one to another.

When the beautiful invaders took over, only Texas fought back! A "different" science fiction novel by award-winning author Richard Wilson. Originally published in 1955, this is a science fiction romp that pokes fun at the B-Movie notion of beautiful alien invaders. Richard Wilson (1920–1987) was a Nebula Award winning American science fiction writer and fan. He was a member of the Futurians (alongside such notables as Isaac Asimov, Donald A. Wollheim, and C.M. Kornbluth). His books included the novels The Girls from Planet 5 (1955); 30-Day Wonder (1960); and And Then the Town Took Off (1960); and the collections Those Idiots from Earth (1957) and Time Out for Tomorrow (1962). His short stories included "The Eight Billion" (nominated for a Nebula Award as Best Short Story in 1965); "Mother to the World" (nominated for the Hugo for Best Novelette in 1969 and winner of the Nebula in 1968); and "The Story Writer" (nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novella in 1979).

In "30-Day Wonder" by Richard Wilson, readers are thrust into a whirlwind of humor, satire, and unexpected twists as they follow the journey of a young man who, after being drafted into the army, finds himself embroiled in a series of bizarre and unpredictable events. Set against the backdrop of a military environment, the protagonist's 30-day stint becomes a rollercoaster of absurdity and revelation, challenging his perceptions of authority, conformity, and the human spirit. Wilson masterfully blends wit and insight, creating a narrative that is both a comedic escapade and a poignant commentary on the absurdities of bureaucracy and the resilience of individuality. This timeless tale resonates with contemporary society's struggles with institutional rigidity and the quest for personal identity, making it a must-read for anyone seeking laughter, reflection, and a deeper understanding of the human condition.

User-friendly, enjoyable and shot through with polemic, Richard Wilson's book cuts through a miasma of nonsense and searches for a positive solution.

Shakespeare's Catholic context was the most important literary discovery of the last century. No biography of the Bard is now complete without chapters on the paranoia and persecution in which he was educated, or the treason which engulfed his family. Whether to suffer outrageous fortune or take up arms in suicidal resistance was, as Hamlet says, 'the question' that fired Shakespeare's stage. In 'Secret Shakespeare' Richard Wilson asks why the dramatist remained so enigmatic about his own beliefs, and so silent on the atrocities he survived.Shakespeare constructed a drama not of discovery, like his rivals, but of darkness, deferral, evasion and disguise, where, for all his hopes of a 'golden time' of future toleration, 'What's to come' is always unsure. Whether or not 'He died a papist', it is because we can never 'pluck out the heart' of his mystery that Shakespeare's plays retain their unique potential to resist.This is a fascinating work, which will be essential reading for all scholars of Shakespeare and Renaissance studies.

Published for the exhibition at the Tate Gallery, 3 November 1982 - 2 January 1983.

Richard Wilson OBE (born Iain Carmichael Wilson; 9 July 1936) is a Scottish actor, theatre director and broadcaster. He is most famous for playing Victor Meldrew in the BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave. Another notable role was as Gaius, the court physician of Camelot, in the BBC drama Merlin.

A complete collection of RICHARD WILSON MOSS's poetry over a span of fourty years. Richard began writing poetry at the age of twelve. His journey as a poet is documented in an autobiographical journal, Northspur.