Netherwood: Last Resort of Aleister Crowley
(Accumulator Press 2026)
Authors
by A Gentleman of Hastings (Antony Clayton)
Essay: Frater Amor Fati (Gary Lachman)
Essay: English Heretic (Andy Sharp)
Foreword: Anok Pe (David Tibet)
This book 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 final years, playing chess, injecting heroin and receiving an impressive cast of visitors, including Kenneth Grant, Gerald Gardner, Augustus John, James Laver and Richard Ellmann.
This new revised limited paperback edition of 500 has been thoroughly revised and updated and contains two additional articles about Aleister Crowley’s youthful chalk climbing achievements at Beachy Head in East Sussex. Over 40 colour and black and white illustrations, some not in the previous two editions. Each 260-page copy also contains an envelope of enclosures including facsimiles of brochures for the Netherwood guesthouse, postcards and a bookmark.
Available September 2026 
£25 plus postage and packing (UK £4.00)
Previous editions have sold out quickly, so purchase your copy now to avoid disappointment. Available directly from the Accumulator Press online store (via The Big Cartel) HERE
Selection of reviews of the previous two editions:
'Do not buy this book nothing good will come from reading it.' 
Richard on Amazon
'Excellent work...fascinating cultural excavation' 
Sandy Robertson on Amazon
Feedback from customers who bought this book through 
'Netherwood is a beautiful production … giving the feel of post-war Britain. The envelope with the brochures is a fine addition and rich assortment of photos is tempting. I can't wait to read it.'
'It really is beautifully researched and written.'
'Thanks a lot for a wonderful book.'




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