Книга: Mackenzie Compton «Kensington rhymes»

Kensington rhymes

Серия: "-"

Книга представляет собой репринтное издание. Несмотря на то, что была проведена серьезная работа по восстановлению первоначального качества издания, на некоторых страницах могут обнаружиться небольшие "огрехи" :помарки, кляксы и т. п.

Издательство: "Книга по Требованию" (2011)

Купить за 686 руб в My-shop

Mackenzie, Compton

▪ Scottish writer
born Jan. 17, 1883, West Hartlepool, Durham, Eng.
died Nov. 30, 1972, Edinburgh
 British novelist who suffered critical acclaim and neglect with equal indifference, leaving a prodigious output of more than 100 novels, plays, and biographies.

      Born into a well-known theatrical family, he was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, and turned from the stage to literature when he was in his late 20s. Mackenzie showed a mastery of cockney humour in Carnival (1912) and Sinister Street (1913–14); a satiric sting in Water on the Brain (1933), attacking the British secret service, which had prosecuted him under the Official Secrets Act for his autobiographical Greek Memories (1932); and a love of pure fun in The Monarch of the Glen (1941) and Whisky Galore (1947). Other novels included Poor Relations (1919), Rich Relatives (1921), Vestal Fire (1927), and Extraordinary Women (1928); among his plays were The Gentleman in Grey (1906), Columbine (1920), and The Lost Cause (1931). The first volume of his memoirs, My Life and Times: Octave One, appeared in 1963, and Octave Ten in 1971.

      An ardent Scottish nationalist, Mackenzie lived in Scotland after 1928 and aided in the foundation of the Scottish National Party. He served as rector of Glasgow University (1931–34), as literary critic for the London Daily Mail (1931–35), and as the founder and editor of Gramophone magazine (1923–62). Mackenzie was named Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1919 and was knighted in 1952.

* * *

Источник: Mackenzie, Compton

Другие книги схожей тематики:

АвторКнигаОписаниеГодЦенаТип книги
Mackenzie ComptonKensington rhymesКнига представляет собой репринтное издание. Несмотря на то, что была проведена серьезная работа по… — Книга по Требованию, - Подробнее...2011
686бумажная книга

См. также в других словарях:

  • Beatrix Potter — This article is about the author. For the sociologist and reformer, see Beatrice Webb. Beatrix Potter Beatrix Potter Born 28 July 1866 Kensington, London, England Died 2 …   Wikipedia

  • Randolph Caldecott — (22 March 1846 ndash; 12 February 1886) was a British artist and illustrator, born in Chester. He was the eponym of the Caldecott Medal.He exercised his art chiefly in book illustrations. His abilities as an artist were promptly and generously… …   Wikipedia

  • Beatrix Potter — im Alter von ca. 15 Jahren Die junge Beatrix Potter …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Walter Crane — Walter Crane, ca. 1886 Born 15 August 1845(1845 08 15) Liverpool, Lancashire, England …   Wikipedia

  • The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle —   …   Wikipedia

  • literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
… Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»