Ernest W. Marwick’s Followers

None yet.

Ernest W. Marwick

Born

Evie, Orkney, Scotland

Genre

Folklore

Influences

Walter Traill Dennison ...more

edit data

Ernest Walker Marwick (1915 - 1977) was an Orcadian writer noted for his writings on Orkney folklore and history.

Marwick's father was a travelling salesman who had a smallholding in the parish of Evie, to the north of Mainland, Orkney. Diagnosed with scoliosis in 1925 when he was ten years old, Marwick could no longer attend school as his days had to be spent lying on a wooden board. He used the time of illness to read extensively.

After Marwick's marriage his home provided a meeting-place for local intellectuals, including George Mackay Brown and Robert Rendall. His Anthology of Orkney Verse was published in 1949.

From 1955 to 1960 he was on the staff of the Orkney Herald newspaper. He subsequently moved to The Orcadian, his writing covering ...more

Combine Editions
Ernest W. Marwick’s books

Average rating: 3.98 · 44 ratings · 4 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Folklore of Orkney and Shetland really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1975 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Orkney Anthology: Selected Works of Ernest Walker Marwick by Ernest W. Marwick, John D.M. Robertson (Editor) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1991	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Orkney Anthology: Selected Works of Ernest Walker Marwick, Volume 2 by Ernest W. Marwick, John D.M. Robertson (Editor), J.D.M. Irvine (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Anthology of Orkney Verse by Ernest W. Marwick (Editor), Bragi the Scald (Contributor), Rognvald Kolson (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1949	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Orkney Folklore and Traditions by Walter Traill Dennison, Ernest W. Marwick (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1880	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Folklore Of Orkney And Shetland by Ernest W.Marwick, Ernest W. Marwick 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Ernest W. Marwick…

Is this you? Let us know. If not, help out and invite Ernest to Goodreads.

Ernest W. Marwick’s Followers

Ernest W. Marwick

Combine EditionsErnest W. Marwick’s books

Combine Editions
Ernest W. Marwick’s books