Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Compton mackenzie 18831972 was a writer with a huge output, over ninety books. Buy whisky galore by compton mackenzie from waterstones today. Bbc radio drama, scotland world war two, whisky galore. Buy whisky galore by compton mackenzie, in acceptable condition. Whisky galore hardcover september 17, 2012 by compton mackenzie author 4. He was educated at st pauls school and magdalen college, oxford. Topics bbc radio drama, scotland world war two, whisky galore. Sir compton mackenzie is perhaps best known for two comic novels set in scotlandwhisky galore 1947 set in the hebrides, and the monarch of the glen 1941 set in the scottish highlands. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. When food is in short supply, it is bad enough, but when the whisky runs out, it looks like the end of the world. Whisky galore by compton mackenzie, 9781780270920, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. It was adapted for the cinema under the title whisky galore. Buy a cheap copy of tight little island book by compton mackenzie. He was born in west hartlepool, educated at st pauls school and magdalen college, oxford his upbringing is vividly described in sinister street. He was one of the cofounders in 1928 of the scottish national party. He wrote too much, but novels like sinister street, satires like vestal fire and extraordinary women and entertainments like whisky galore deserve to survive.
When food is in short supply, it is bad enough, but when the. Whisky galore by compton mackenzie, 9781784870942, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Whisky galore is a novel written by compton mackenzie, published in 1947. Whisky galore belongs to that genre of writing about the country wherein officious citytypes are constantly being wrongfooted by the wily locals, so there are plenty of laughs at the expense of the uptight authority figures.
Sir edward montague compton mackenzie lived from 17 january 1883 to 30 november 1972. Wartime food rationing is bad enough, but when the whisky supplies run out on. Compton mackenzie ebooks in pdf format from ebooks. Sinister street by compton mackenzie, paperback barnes. Whisky galore 1947 set in the hebrides, and the monarch of the glen 1941 set in the scottish highlands. Philip gouldings stage adaptation of compton mackenzie s comedy classic is a tribute to the feisty allfemale touring theatre companies of the postwar years. From 1963 to 1971, he published ten volumes of his autobiography, my life and times. Sep 18, 2012 buy whisky galore by sir compton mackenzie isbn. The wider picture in scotland at the time is set out in our historical timeline. A delightfully comic yarn by a master story teller, whisky galore tracks the effects of a whisky shortage, and then a whisky surplus, on the fictional islands of great and little todday, in the scottish hebrides, during world war ii. Philip gouldings stage adaptation of compton mackenzies comedy classic is a tribute to the feisty allfemale touring theatre companies of the postwar years. Whisky galore, by compton mackenzie, first edition, published in 1947 by chatto and windus.
They transport us back to 1943 on the scottish islands of great and little todday, where the whisky supply has dried up because of the war, leaving tensions running high. Whisky galore by compton mackenzie penguin books australia. Just send us an email and well put the best up on the site. All professional rights in whisky galore adapted by philip goulding from the novel by compton mackenzie are strictly reserved and application for performance etc.
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The coddy was one of the most renowned storytellers and characters of the western isles at the turn of the nineteenth into the twentieth andbeyond, and was the inspiration for compton mackenzies whisky galore. Rogues and vagabonds by mackenzie, compton and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It was the directorial debut of alexander mackendrick. The hilarious story of wartime bootlegging in the scottish islands. They were the sources of a successful film and a television series respectively. Nick hern books whisky galore stage version, by compton. Whisky galore by compton mackenzie, hardcover barnes. Its 1943, and the war has brought rationing to the hebridean islands of great and little todday. Buy whisky galore by compton mackenzie, in good condition.
Whisky galore isbn 9781784870942 pdf epub compton mackenzie. He wrote more than ninety books novels, history and biography, essays and criticism, childrens stories and verse, and was also an outstanding broadcaster. Whisky galore by compton mackenzie used acceptable. Whisky galore audio cd july 22, 2010 by compton mackenzie author 4. Compton mackenzie project gutenberg selfpublishing. First performed in a touring production by oldham coliseum theatre, hull truck theatre and new vic theatre, whisky galore combines rollicking physical theatre, panto and farce, with an. Buy whisky galore vintage classics new ed by mackenzie, compton isbn. Sir compton mackenzie is perhaps best known for two comic novels set in scotland. Compton mackenzie has 114 books on goodreads with 7311 ratings. Its 1943 and the war has brought rationing to the hebridean islands of great and little todday. He was an author and novelist whose books such as whisky galore and the monarch of the glen, and their film and tv adaptations, helped put little known parts of scotland firmly on the map.
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Established in 2004, we have over 500,000 books in stock. There are also some funny satirical jabs at military incompetence, puritan hypocrisy, and overbearing parents. He founded and edited until 1961 the magazine the gramophone, and was president of the siamese cat club. Compton mackenzie 18831972 was a writer, cultural commentator, raconteur and lifelong scottish nationalist. Whisky galore by compton mackenzie, first edition abebooks. Compton mackenzie, british novelist who suffered critical acclaim and neglect with equal indifference, leaving a prodigious output of more than 100 novels, plays, and biographies. During the first world war he became a captain in the royal marines, becoming director of the aegean intelligence service.
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