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Netherwood: Last Resort of Aleister Crowley tells the story of a remarkable Hastings guesthouse that around the middle of the last century was home to visiting politicians, scientists, intellectuals and radicals. It was also where the master magician Aleister Crowley, so-called ‘Wickedest Man in the World’, spent his spent his final years, playing chess, injecting heroin a
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Hardcover, 227 pages
Published
2012
by Accumulator Press
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Rare glimpses into the final fading years of the rare individual that was Aleister Crowley. The chapters on Crowley's years at the Netherwood (1945-1947) were intriguing, told through recollections of residents, visitors, associates of Crowley, letters, and Crowley's diaries. As the the book progressed towards Crowley's passing, I found myself reading ever more slowly and in smaller portions, to extend my "time" with Crowley's final days.
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An interesting and well-researched account of Crowley's last years. Written in a slightly matter-of-fact style, it nonetheless throws some light on a part of his life not always well documented in other biographies. There are a good selection of photos and the semi-autobiographical foreword by David Tibet is an entertaining read. The end chapter by The English Heretic, whilst a good read in the English Heretic house style, seemed a little out of place, dealing as it does more with Kenneth Grant
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Interesting book on AC's last days. You'll find information here that you won't find anywhere else. Wish I could enjoy some of the delicacies that he enjoyed in his last days - - caviar, expensive tobacco, brandy, etc., but I 'm not the prophet of the new Aeon. However, his final days did not sound pleasant. I still cannot fathom why he designated John Symonds to be his literary executive.
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