![]() Although he did not know it at the time, his background and writing had set him up for spectacular success in the post-war period. While he had some success as a writer of science fiction and pastiching American detective stories during the inter-war era, he did not seem to have found his metier. ![]() He had a number of different professions before deciding to pursue fiction writing. The family moved around the country, and the young Wyndham attended a number of schools, including the famously progressive Bedales School. ![]() His parents were involved in a high-profile divorce case, at a time when divorces were rare, and must have been aware of the consequent press coverage. “The publication of a clothbound boxset containing the classic novels Day of the Triffids, The Midwich Cuckoos and The Chrysalids by John Wyndham (1903-1969) by the Folio Society, prompts the question, ‘How much is Wyndham a man of his time?’ In this review, we will look at the novels, these illustrated editions and how much 1950s England influenced these stories. ![]()
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