The novel “The Philosopher’s Stone” by Colin Wilson was published for the first time in 1969.

Howard Lester is just a kid when he meets Sir Alastair Lyell and discover that he share with him a passion for science and music. Soon, Lyell becomes like a second father to the boy, who lives more with him than with his own family.

When his mentor dies, Howard contacts his family and ends up getting in touch with other people that expand his interests. After spending a long time studying problem of longevity, he starts investigating the expansion of mental skills. Over the years, along with colleague Henry Littleway he performs various experiments but also discovers the existence of the Great Old Ones and the possible dangers posed by them.