Compton Mackenzie
Mackenzie was a prolific and popular novelist whose early Sinister Street was considered scandalous and whose comic Whisky Galore became a beloved classic. His vast output ranged from serious Bildungsroman to Scottish farce.
Works
- Sinister StreetNovel tracing a young man's moral development from Oxford through London's bohemian underworld
- CarnivalNovel set in Venice exploring theatrical passion and the decadence of carnival atmosphere
- Whisky GaloreComic novel about wartime whisky smuggling and its chaotic effects on a Scottish island
- The Monarch of the Glen
- Extraordinary WomenNovel exploring bohemian and artistic life centered around lesbian relationships and artistic circles