Compton Mackenzie: A Life
Linklater, Andro
ISBN 10: 0701125837 ISBN 13: 9780701125837
Published by Chatto & Windus, 1987
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Synopsis:
Biography of Compton Mackenzie, best known as the author of Whiskey Galore and the Monarch of the Glen. However he was also a child prodigy, spy during WW1, a radio broadcaster, founding member of the SNP and a pal of Henry James, Scott Fitzgerald and D H Lawrence. A lot more to him than his Wikkipedia entry!
Synopsis: The life of Compton Mackenzie, author of "Sinister Street" and "Whiskey Galore". He came from an acting family, became a best-selling writer, a master-spy in Greece, a Roman Catholic convert, a buyer of islands and a Scottish Nationalist. The author's father was a close friend of Mackenzie.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Compton Mackenzie: A Life
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Publication Date: 1987
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Good