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The Monarch of the Glen

The Monarch of the Glen

by Compton Mackenzie (Author), Compton Mackenzie (Author)

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    Paperback 2009

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    Paperback 2001

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Synopsis

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.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 304
 Publisher: Vintage Classics
Published: 05 Feb 2009
ISBN 10: 0099529548
ISBN 13: 9780099529545
Book Overview: Hikers battle it out with the Laird of Glenbogle Castle in this hilarious story of life in the Scottish Highlands

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