Greek Memories

Greek Memories
Author: Compton Mackenzie
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Biography
ISBN: 9781849540834

A classic "lost" British espionage title published in its true form for the first time since 1932.

Whisky Galore

Whisky Galore
Author: Compton Mackenzie
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2015-10-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1473524504

It's 1943 and the war has brought rationing to the Hebridean islands of Great and Little Todday. When food is in short supply, it is bad enough, but when the whisky runs out, it looks like the end of the world. Morale is at rock bottom. George Campbell needs a wee dram to give him the courage to stand up to his mother and marry Catriona. The priest, the doctor and, of course, the landlord at the inn are all having a very thin time of it. There's no conversation, no jolity, no fun - until a shipwreck off the coast brings a piece of extraordinary good fortune...

Extraordinary Women

Extraordinary Women
Author: Compton Mackenzie
Publisher:
Total Pages: 404
Release: 1928
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Roman áa clef portraying several notable lesbians of the period as a coterie of witty, wealthy women roaming Europe.--Misha Schutt.

The Monarch of the Glen

The Monarch of the Glen
Author: Compton Mackenzie
Publisher: Arrow
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Highlands (Scotland)
ISBN: 9780099529545

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.

Catholicism and Scotland

Catholicism and Scotland
Author: Compton Mackenzie
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2021-10-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 1000441237

Originally published in 1936 and authored by an ardent Scottish Nationalist and convert to Roman Catholicism, this concise book begins in the Gaelic era and charts the turbulent history of Catholicism in Scotland from then to the early 20th Century through the Norman Conquest of England and the coming of Saint Margaret. The contribution of the unbroken line of Stuart Kings to the national consciousness is emphasized and an outspoken account of the origins of John Knox’s Presbyterian movement given. The book also discusses the persecution of Catholic missionaries in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Gallipoli Memories

Gallipoli Memories
Author: Compton Mackenzie
Publisher: Obscure Press
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2006-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1846649617

Gallipoli Memories Originally published in 1929, this is an eye-witness account. Compton Mackenzie, famous for his humorous novels, relates his memories of Gallipoli in the First World War. Contents: The Beginning of th. e War Off to Alexandria Getting a Uniform Looking for G.H.Q. The 'Arcadian' Helles Life at G.H.Q. The Battle of the Fourth of June More Life at G.H.Q. Army Corps Headquarters Tenedos for the Second Time Shells Tenedos for the Third Time. Off to Mytilene Days and Nights in Lesbos The Vassilaki Family The New Army Back at G.H.Q. The Dark Night of the Suvla Landing After Suvla Helles Index. Keywords: World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns Turkey and the near East Gallipoli World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, English Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Keywords: First World War Eye Witness Account Gallipoli Army Corps Index Keywords Helles Personal Narratives 1914 Memories Compton Mackenzie Humorous Novels Mytilene Arcadian 1900s Lesbos

Vestal Fire

Vestal Fire
Author: Compton Mackenzie
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Total Pages: 442
Release: 2009-05-21
Genre:
ISBN: 9780571251629

For a short time before the First World War, Compton Mackenzie lived on Capri, 'island of pleasure' as it has been called. The stay was fruitful, resulting in two 'romans a clefs', Vestal Fire and Extraordinary Women, published in 1927 and 1928 respectively. These see Compton Mackenzie at his satirical best. Both are reissued in Faber Finds. The island of Capri, in the early twentieth-century, was a remarkably tolerant place providing a haven in particular for those with the sort of sexual appetites that were banned elsewhere. Homosexuals, both male and female, retreated to Capri and many were to find themselves appearing in fictional guise in Compton Mackenzie's two novels. Narrative drive is not what you will find here, instead there is delicious and wicked social comedy that exuberantly charts the endless feuds and machinations.