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Eric Linklater, a well-known Scottish author, died in Orkney, Scotland, on November 07, 1974.
He was a prolific writer who wrote novels, short stories, and works of non-fiction. Linklater’s works often reflected his deep connection to Scotland, and he is known for his contributions to Scottish literature.
His writing covered a wide range of topics and themes, and his work remains an important part of Scotland’s literary heritage.
Selected works
Rosemount Nights, 1923
The Prince Appears, 1924
Poobie, 1925 (designs by Isobel H. Walker)
White Maa’s Saga, 1929
The Devil’s in the News, 1929
Poet’s Pub, 1930
A Dragon Laughed, and Other Poems, 1930
Ben Jonson and King James: Biography and Portrait, 1931
Juan in America, 1931
Juan Amerikassa (suom. Sakari Saarikivi, 1943)
The Men of Ness: The Saga of Thorlief Coalbiter’s Sons, 1932
The Crusader’s Key, 1933
Mary, Queen of Scots, 1933
Robert the Bruce, 1934
Magnus Merriman, 1934
The Fairies Return, 1934
The Revolution, 1934
The Devil’s in the News, 1934
The Crusader’s Key, 1935
The Lion & the Unicorn, or, What England Has Meant to Scotland , 1935
God Likes Them Plain: Short Stories, 1935
Ripeness is All, 1935
Haikaralle tuli kiire (suom. Olli Nuorto, 1954)
The Sailor’s Holiday, 1937
Juan in China, 1937 Juan Kiinassa (suom. Olli Nuorto, 1949)
The Impregnable Women, 1938
Judas: A Novel, 1939
The Defense of Calais, 1941
The Man on My Back: An Autobiography, 1941
The Northern Garrisons, the Defense of Iceland and the Faeroe Orkney and Shetland Islands, 1941
The Cornerstones, 1941
The Highland Division, 1942
The Raft, and Socrates Asks Why: Two Conversations, 1942
The Great Ship, and Rabelais Replies: Two Conversations, 1944
The Wind on the Moon, 1944 (editor; ill. by Nicolas Bentley) Kuussa tuulee (suom. S.-L. Norko-Turja, 1947)
The Crisis in Heaven: An Elysian Comedy, 1944
The Great Ship, and Rabelais Replies, 1945
The Art of Adventure: Rectorial Address to the University of - Aberdeen, 26 October 1946, 1947
Private Angelo: A Novel, 1946
Angelon ainut henki (suom. Olli Nuorto, 1947) film 1949, dir. by Peter Ustinov, written Peter Ustinov,
Michael Anderson, starring Peter Ustinov, Godfrey Tearle - “An - Italian soldier hates war and spends WW II on the run from both - sides.”
Sealskin Trousers, and Other Stories, 1947 (with wood engravings - by Joan Hassall)
The Pirates in the Deep Green Sea, 1949 (ill. by William Reeves)
A Spell for Old Bones, 1949
Poet’s Pub, 1949 (screenplay, with Diana Morgan) film 1949, dir. by Frederick Wilson, starring Derek Bond, Rona - Anderson, James Robertson Justice
The Atom Doctor, 1950
The Thistle and the Pen: An Anthology of Modern Scottish Writers,- 1950 (ed.)
Two Comedies: Love in Albania and To Meet the MacGregors, 1950
Mr. Byculla, 1950
Laxdale Hall: A Novel, 1951 film 1952, dir. by John Eldridge, screenplay by Alfred - Shaughnessy and John Eldridge, starring Ronald Squire, Kathleen - Ryan, Raymond Huntley, Sebastian Shaw, Prunella Scales (US - title: Scotch on the Rocks)
The Campaign in Italy, 1951
Our Men in Korea: The Commonwealth Part in the Campaign, First - Official Account, 1952
The Mortimer Touch: A Farcical Comedy, 1952 (an adaptation of - The Alchemist by Ben Jonson)
Figures in a Landscape, 1952
A Year of Space: A Chapter in Autobiography, 1953
The House of Gair: A Novel, 1953
The Man Between , 1953 (screenplay with Harry Kurnitz) film dir. by Carol Reed, starring James Mason , Claire Bloom, - Hildegard Neff
The Faithful Ally, 1954 (US title: The Sultan and the Lady, 1954)
The Ultimate Viking, 1955
The Dark of Summer, 1956
Kesän hämärät hetket (suom. Kirsti Heporauta, 1957)
A Sociable Plover and Other Stories and Conceits, 1957
Breakspear in Gascogny: A Play in Three Acts, 1958
Position at Noon: A Novel, 1958 (US title: My Fathers and I, - 1959)
Karina with Love, 1958 (photographs by Karl Werner Gullers)
The Merry Muse, 1959
Edinburgh, 1960 (illustrated by Don Pottinger)
Roll of Honour, 1961
Husband of Delilah: A Novel, 1962
A Man over Forty: A Novel, 1963
Memorandum on the Conditions in the North of Scotland, 1964
Guller’s Sweden, 1964 (text by Eric Linklater, picture editing - by Stieg Trenter)
The Prince in the Heather, 1965 (photos. by Don Kelly)
Orkney and Shetland: An Historical, Geographical, Social, and - Scenic Survey, 1965
A Terrible Freedom, 1966
The Conquest of England, 1966
Notes for a Scottish Pantheon, 1967
The Stories of Erik Linklater, 1968
The Survival of Scotland: A New History of Scotland from Roman - Times to the Present Day, 1968
Scotland, 1968 (with E. Smith)
The Secret Larder; or, How the Salmon Lives and Why He Dies, 1969
The Royal House of Scotland, 1970
The Music of the North, 1970
Fanfare for a Tin Hat: A Third Essay in Autobiography, 1970
John Moore’s England: A Selection from His Writings, 1970 (ed.)
The Corpse on Clapham, Common: A Tale of Sixty Years Ago, 1971
The Voyage of the Challenger, 1972
The Black Watch: The History of the Royal Highland Regiment, - 1977 (with Andro Linklater)
