 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Eric Linklater |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape (UK) Farrar and Rinehart (US) |
| Publication date | 1934 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
Magnus Merriman is a 1934 comedy novel by the British writer Eric Linklater. It portrays the adventures of an aspiring politician who marries and settles down on Orkney. It had a strong autobiographical element as Linklater had himself unsuccessfully stood in the 1933 East Fife by-election for the National Party of Scotland, Although Link later wrote an introduction to the book titled "Admonition" denying autobiographical intent.
References
- Hart pp. 252–253
- Watson p. 377
Bibliography
- Hart, Francis Russell. The Scottish Novel: From Smollett to Spark. Harvard University Press, 1978.
- Watson, Roderick. The Literature of Scotland. Macmillan International Higher Education, 2016.
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