November 7th, 1974
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)
