November 7, 1974

Writer Eric Linklater dies in Orkney

Scotland

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)
• Poet’s Pub, 2012 (foreword by Nancy Pearl)

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