I opened the large central window of my office room to its full on the fine early May morning. Then I stood for a few moments, breathing in the soft, warm air that was charged with the scent of white lilacs below.

A wearer of large brightly coloured bow-ties he was one of the "famous homosexuals" at Bletchley. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1968 and received many literary honours in succeeding years. Wilson's first publication was a collection of short stories The Wrong Set (1949) followed quickly by the daring novel Hemlock and After which was a great success prompting invitations to lecture in Europe.

Sir Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson KBE (11 August 1913 – 31 May 1991) was an English novelist and short story writer.