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'''Stuart Holroyd''' (born [[August 10]], [[1933]] in [[Bradford]], [[Yorkshire]]) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] writer.<ref>''Contemporary Authors'' (Thomson Gale, January 1, 2004)</ref>
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'''Stuart Holroyd''' (born 10 August 1933) is a British writer.<ref name="Contemporary Authors 2004">''Contemporary Authors'' (Thomson Gale, 1 January 2004)</ref>
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He first came to prominence for the philosophical and critical works produced during his close association with the writers [[Colin Wilson]] and [[Bill Hopkins]], but has since written prolifically on [[parapsychology]], contacts with [[extra terrestrial life]], [[sexual love]] and other topics.


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Born in [[Bradford]], [[Yorkshire]], he first came to prominence for the philosophical and critical works produced during his close association with the writers [[Colin Wilson]] and [[Bill Hopkins (novelist)|Bill Hopkins]], but has since written prolifically on [[parapsychology]], contacts with [[extraterrestrial life]], [[sexual love]] and other topics.
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==Life==


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== Life ==
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The son of Thomas Holroyd and Edith (King) Holroyd, Stuart Holroyd attended University College London (1957-58) <ref>''Contemporary Authors'' (Thomson Gale, January 1, 2004)</ref> but left without completing his degree.<ref>Holroyd, S. ''[[Flight and Pursuit]]''</ref>


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The son of Thomas Holroyd and Edith (King) Holroyd, Stuart Holroyd attended [[University College London]] (1957–58)<ref name="Contemporary Authors 2004"/> but left without completing his degree.<ref name="Holroyd">{{cite book|title=''Flight and Pursuit''|author=Holroyd, Stuart|year=1959|location=London|publisher=Victor Gollancz Ltd}}</ref>
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He published his first book, ''[[Emergence from Chaos]]'', in 1957 at the age of twenty-three. The same publisher, [[Victor Gollancz]], had recently published ''[[The Outsider]]'', the first book by Holroyd's friend [[Colin Wilson]]. Wilson and Holroyd, along with the novelist [[Bill Hopkins]], were associated with the literary movement known as the [[Angry Young Men]]. In the same year, Holroyd, Wilson and Hopkins each contributed an essay to ''[[Declaration]]'' - an anthology of statements by writers and artists then labelled, rightly or wrongly, as [[Angry Young Men]] (the contributors included not only [[John Osborne]] and [[Kingsley Amis]] but [[Doris Lessing]] and the director [[Lindsay Anderson]]). In 1958, Holroyd's play, ''[[The Tenth Chance]]'' was produced at the Royal Court Theater; disturbances in the audience during the first night, and a subsequent confrontation in a nearby public house involving [[Kenneth Tynan]], [[Christopher Logue]] and [[Colin Wilson]] were widely reported.<ref>"Sloane Square Stomp", Time Magazine</ref>


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He published his first book, ''[[Emergence from Chaos]]'', in 1957 at the age of twenty-three. The same publisher, [[Victor Gollancz]], had recently published ''[[The Outsider (Colin Wilson)|The Outsider]]'', the first book by Holroyd's friend [[Colin Wilson]]. Wilson and Holroyd, along with the novelist [[Bill Hopkins (novelist)|Bill Hopkins]], were associated with the literary movement known as the [[Angry Young Men]].<ref>{{cite book| last = Kalliney| first = Peter| title = The Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=DlMUSz-hiuEC&pg=PA44| year = 2006| publisher = Oxford University Press| isbn = 0-19-516921-2 }}</ref> In the same year, Holroyd, Wilson and Hopkins each contributed an essay to ''[[Declaration (anthology)|Declaration]]'' – an anthology of statements by writers and artists then labelled, rightly or wrongly, as [[Angry Young Men]] (the contributors included not only [[John Osborne]] and [[Kingsley Amis]] but [[Doris Lessing]] and the director [[Lindsay Anderson]]).<ref name="Maschler">{{cite book|title=''Declaration''|editor=Maschler, Tom|year=1957|location=London|publisher=MacGibbon and Kee}}</ref> On 9 March 1958, Holroyd's play, ''The Tenth Chance'' was produced at the [[Royal Court Theatre]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/public/themes/95/95563.html|title=Angry young men (act. 1956–1958)|last=Ratcliffe|first=Michael|publisher=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|accessdate=4 May 2012}}</ref> disturbances in the audience during the single performance, and a subsequent confrontation in a nearby public house involving [[Kenneth Tynan]], [[Christopher Logue]] and [[Colin Wilson]] were widely reported.<ref>"Sloane Square Stomp", ''Time'', Monday, 24 March 1958</ref>
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''[[Emergence from Chaos]]'' was a literary/psychological study of several modern poets. Holroyd's next book, ''[[Flight and Pursuit]]'' (1959) was an autobiographical examination of the author's search for "spiritual values".


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''Emergence from Chaos'' was a literary/psychological study of several modern poets. Holroyd's next book, ''Flight and Pursuit'' (1959) was an autobiographical examination of the author's search for "spiritual values".
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In 1961, Holroyd married Susan Joy Bennett.<ref>''Contemporary Authors'' (Thomson Gale, January 1, 2004)</ref> With the exception of a textbook on English literature (''[[The English Imagination]]''), Holroyd did not publish another book for sixteen years. ''[[Contraries; A Personal Progression]]'', which appeared in 1975, was a memoir of the "angry" years of the late 1950s, containing portraits of Wilson and Hopkins.<ref>Holroyd, S. ''[[Contraries: A Personal Progression]]'' (1975)</ref>


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In 1961, Holroyd married Susan Joy Bennett. (He was earlier married to Anne Elizabeth Freeman, they married in 1950 and divorced in 1958.) With the exception of a textbook on English literature (''The English Imagination''), Holroyd did not publish another book for fourteen years. ''Contraries; A Personal Progression'', which appeared in 1975, was a memoir of the "angry" years of the late 1950s, containing portraits of [[Colin Wilson|Wilson]] and [[Bill Hopkins (novelist)|Hopkins]].<ref>{{cite book|title=''Contraries: A Personal Progression''|author=Holroyd, Stuart|year=1975|location=London|publisher=The Bodley Head Ltd}}</ref>
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Holroyd has since turned his attention to different subjects, writing a series of books on the paranormal, parapsychology, encounters with extraterrestrial life, gnosticism and the philosophy of Krishnamurthi.


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Holroyd thereafter turned his attention to different subjects, writing a series of books on the [[paranormal]], [[parapsychology]], encounters with extraterrestrial life, [[gnosticism]] and the philosophy of [[Jiddu Krishnamurti|Krishnamurti]]—work which he later described as "whoring" in the literary market place.<ref>''His Dear Time's Waste'', Pronoia, 2013: introduction,</ref>
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==Bibliography==


His publication, ''His Dear Time's Waste'' (Pronoia Books, 2013) is described as "a 1950s literary and love life memoir", a re-issue of the amended text of ''Contraries'', with substantial additions derived from journals, correspondence and other early writings, together with reflections from a present point of view.
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===Books===


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== Bibliography ==
* ''[[Emergence from Chaos(Stuart Holyrod)|Emergence from Chaos]]'' (1957)
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* ''[[Flight and Pursuit(Stuart Holyrod)|Flight and Pursuit]]'' (1959)
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* ''[[The English Imagination(Stuart Holyrod)|The English Imagination]]'' (1969)
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* ''[[Contraries: A Personal Progression(Stuart Holyrod)|Contraries: A Personal Progression]]'' (1975)
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* ''[[Dream Worlds (Stuart Holroyd)|Dream Worlds]]'' (1976)
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* ''[[PSI and the Consciousness Explosion(Stuart Holroyd)|PSI and the Conscious Explosion]]'' (1977)
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* ''[[Alien Intelligence (Stuart Holroyd)|Alien Intelligence]]'' (1979)
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* ''[[Briefing for the Landing on Planet Earth (Stuart Holroyd)|Briefing for the Landing on Planet Earth]]'' (1979)
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* With Susan Holroyd ''[[The Complete Book of Sexual Love (Stuart and Susan Holroyd)|The Complete Book of Sexual Love]]'' (1979)
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* ''[[Quest of the Quiet Mind (Stuart Holroyd)|Quest of the Quier Mind]]'' (1980)
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* ''[[Krishnamurti: The Man, the Mystery & the Message(Stuart Holroyd)|Krishnamurti: The Man, the Mystery & the Message]]'' (1991)


===Play===
=== Books ===


* ''[[The Tenth Chance(Stuart Holroyd)|The Tenth Chance]]'' (1958)
* ''[[Emergence from Chaos]]'' (1957)
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* ''Flight and Pursuit'' (1959)
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* ''The English Imagination'' (1969)
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* ''Contraries: A Personal Progression'' (1975)
* ''Magic, Words, and Numbers'' (1975)
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* ''Dream Worlds'' (1976)
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* ''PSI and the Consciousness Explosion'' (1977)
* ''Prelude to the Landing on Planet Earth'' (1977)
* ''Mysteries of the Inner Self'' (1978)
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* ''Alien Intelligence'' (1979)
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* ''Briefing for the Landing on Planet Earth'' (1979)
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* With Susan Holroyd ''The Complete Book of Sexual Love'' (1979)
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* ''Quest of the Quiet Mind'' (1980)
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* ''Krishnamurti: The Man, the Mystery & the Message'' (1991)
* ''The Elements of Gnosticism'' ({{ISBN|1-86204-146-6}} Element Books Ltd. 1994)
* ''His Dear Time's Waste'' (2013)


===Critical essay===
=== Plays ===


* ''The Tenth Chance'' (1958)
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* "A Sense of Crisis" in ''[[Declaration (edited Tom Maschler)|Declaration]]'' (1957)


=== Critical essays ===
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==References==
{{Reflist}}


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* "A Sense of Crisis" in ''[[Declaration (anthology)|Declaration]]'' (Edited by Tom Maschler, MacGibbon & Kee, 1957)
* "Revolt and Commitment: Thoughts at Twenty-Five" in ''[[Encounter (magazine)|Encounter]]'', April 1959


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=== Books about ===
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* "Stuart Holroyd: Years of Anger and Beyond" by Antoni Diller. Nottingham: Paupers' Press, 2012. {{ISBN|9780946650149}}.

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== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Angry young men}}
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Latest revision as of 11:50, 7 August 2023

Stuart Holroyd
Born (1933-08-10) 10 August 1933 (age 90)
Bradford, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
OccupationAuthor
Alma materUniversity College London (did not graduate)
Period20th century
GenrePhilosophy, literary criticism, parapsychology, contacts with extraterrestrial life, sexual love
SpouseAnne Elizabeth Freeman; then Susan Joy Bennett

Stuart Holroyd (born 10 August 1933) is a British writer.[1]

Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, he first came to prominence for the philosophical and critical works produced during his close association with the writers Colin Wilson and Bill Hopkins, but has since written prolifically on parapsychology, contacts with extraterrestrial life, sexual love and other topics.

Life[edit]

The son of Thomas Holroyd and Edith (King) Holroyd, Stuart Holroyd attended University College London (1957–58)[1] but left without completing his degree.[2]

He published his first book, Emergence from Chaos, in 1957 at the age of twenty-three. The same publisher, Victor Gollancz, had recently published The Outsider, the first book by Holroyd's friend Colin Wilson. Wilson and Holroyd, along with the novelist Bill Hopkins, were associated with the literary movement known as the Angry Young Men.[3] In the same year, Holroyd, Wilson and Hopkins each contributed an essay to Declaration – an anthology of statements by writers and artists then labelled, rightly or wrongly, as Angry Young Men (the contributors included not only John Osborne and Kingsley Amis but Doris Lessing and the director Lindsay Anderson).[4] On 9 March 1958, Holroyd's play, The Tenth Chance was produced at the Royal Court Theatre;[5] disturbances in the audience during the single performance, and a subsequent confrontation in a nearby public house involving Kenneth Tynan, Christopher Logue and Colin Wilson were widely reported.[6]

Emergence from Chaos was a literary/psychological study of several modern poets. Holroyd's next book, Flight and Pursuit (1959) was an autobiographical examination of the author's search for "spiritual values".

In 1961, Holroyd married Susan Joy Bennett. (He was earlier married to Anne Elizabeth Freeman, they married in 1950 and divorced in 1958.) With the exception of a textbook on English literature (The English Imagination), Holroyd did not publish another book for fourteen years. Contraries; A Personal Progression, which appeared in 1975, was a memoir of the "angry" years of the late 1950s, containing portraits of Wilson and Hopkins.[7]

Holroyd thereafter turned his attention to different subjects, writing a series of books on the paranormal, parapsychology, encounters with extraterrestrial life, gnosticism and the philosophy of Krishnamurti—work which he later described as "whoring" in the literary market place.[8]

His publication, His Dear Time's Waste (Pronoia Books, 2013) is described as "a 1950s literary and love life memoir", a re-issue of the amended text of Contraries, with substantial additions derived from journals, correspondence and other early writings, together with reflections from a present point of view.

Bibliography[edit]

Books[edit]

  • Emergence from Chaos (1957)
  • Flight and Pursuit (1959)
  • The English Imagination (1969)
  • Contraries: A Personal Progression (1975)
  • Magic, Words, and Numbers (1975)
  • Dream Worlds (1976)
  • PSI and the Consciousness Explosion (1977)
  • Prelude to the Landing on Planet Earth (1977)
  • Mysteries of the Inner Self (1978)
  • Alien Intelligence (1979)
  • Briefing for the Landing on Planet Earth (1979)
  • With Susan Holroyd The Complete Book of Sexual Love (1979)
  • Quest of the Quiet Mind (1980)
  • Krishnamurti: The Man, the Mystery & the Message (1991)
  • The Elements of Gnosticism (ISBN 1-86204-146-6 Element Books Ltd. 1994)
  • His Dear Time's Waste (2013)

Plays[edit]

  • The Tenth Chance (1958)

Critical essays[edit]

  • "A Sense of Crisis" in Declaration (Edited by Tom Maschler, MacGibbon & Kee, 1957)
  • "Revolt and Commitment: Thoughts at Twenty-Five" in Encounter, April 1959

Books about[edit]

  • "Stuart Holroyd: Years of Anger and Beyond" by Antoni Diller. Nottingham: Paupers' Press, 2012. ISBN 9780946650149.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Contemporary Authors (Thomson Gale, 1 January 2004)
  2. ^ Holroyd, Stuart (1959). Flight and Pursuit. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd.
  3. ^ Kalliney, Peter (2006). The Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-516921-2.
  4. ^ Maschler, Tom, ed. (1957). Declaration. London: MacGibbon and Kee.
  5. ^ Ratcliffe, Michael. "Angry young men (act. 1956–1958)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Sloane Square Stomp", Time, Monday, 24 March 1958
  7. ^ Holroyd, Stuart (1975). Contraries: A Personal Progression. London: The Bodley Head Ltd.
  8. ^ His Dear Time's Waste, Pronoia, 2013: introduction,
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