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The Monarch of the Glen Compton Mackenzie

The Monarch of the Glen By Compton Mackenzie

The Monarch of the Glen by Compton Mackenzie


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Summary

Chester Royde, an American millionaire, travels to Scotland with his new bride Carrie and sister Myrtle, to find out more about Carrie's Scottish ancestry.

The Monarch of the Glen Summary

The Monarch of the Glen by Compton Mackenzie

Chester Royde, an American millionaire, travels to Scotland with his new bride Carrie and sister Myrtle, to find out more about Carrie's Scottish ancestry. Their new 'relatives' turn out to be a little more authentically Scottish than they bargained for. Ben Nevis, Laird of Glenbogle Castle, is fiercely protective of his lands and the Macdonald clan spirit, but being cash-strapped he's not above attempts to marry heiress Myrtle to one of his many brawny sons. But then a group of hikers stumble onto his moor and spoil a day's hunting, sparking all-out war between gentry and commoners.

The Monarch of the Glen Reviews

Rollicking comedy * Observer *
A riotous piece of virtuosity...divinely funny -- Elizabeth Bowen * Tatler *

About Compton Mackenzie

Compton Mackenzie was born in West Hartlepool in 1883. He was educated at St Paul's School and Magdalen College, Oxford. During the First World War he became a Captain in the Royal Marines, becoming Director of the Aegean Intelligence Service. He wrote more than ninety books - novels, history and biography, essays and criticism, children's stories and verse, and was also an outstanding broadcaster. He founded and edited until 1961 the magazine the Gramophone, and was President of the Siamese Cat Club. He lived for many years on the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, but later settled in Edinburgh. Compton Mackenzie died in 1972.

Additional information

GOR001795759
9780099529545
0099529548
The Monarch of the Glen by Compton Mackenzie
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Vintage Publishing
2009-02-05
304
N/A
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