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Compton Mackenzie

Born

in West Hartlepool, County Durham, England

January 17, 1883

Died

November 30, 1972

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Children's

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Compton Mackenzie was born into a theatrical family. His father, Edward Compton, was an actor and theatre company manager; his sister, Fay Compton, starred in many of James M. Barrie's plays, including Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up. He was educated at St Paul's School and Magdalen College, Oxford where he obtained a degree in Modern History.

Mackenzie was married three times and aside from his writing also worked as an actor, political activist, and broadcaster. He served with British Intelligence in the Eastern Mediterranean during World War I, later publishing four books on his experiences. Compton Mackenzie was from 1920–1923 Tenant of Herm and Jethou and he shares many similarities to the central character in D.H. Lawrence's ...more

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Average rating: 3.72 · 3,607 ratings · 502 reviews · 230 distinct works • Similar authors

	Whisky Galore 3.79 avg rating — 1,840 ratings — published 1947 — 72 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
	The Monarch of the Glen 3.70 avg rating — 461 ratings — published 1941 — 32 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
	Sinister Street 3.82 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 1913 — 45 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
	Keep the Home Guard Turning 3.97 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 1943 — 7 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
	Extraordinary Women: Theme and Variations 3.51 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 1928 — 10 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
	Hunting the Fairies 3.74 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1949 — 11 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
	Gallipoli Memories 3.42 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2006 — 17 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
	The Rival Monster 3.62 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1952 — 6 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
	Sinister Street, Volume 1 3.78 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1913 — 37 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
	Thin Ice 3.68 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1956 — 10 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

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Series by Compton Mackenzie

Home Guard Series (2 books)
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Golden Tales of Greece (5 books)
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Quotes by Compton Mackenzie (?)

“Love makes the world go round? Not at all. Whiskey makes it go round twice as fast.”
― Compton Mackenzie

tags: love, whiskey

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“He’s such an extraordinarily brilliant person that it would be terrible if he let himself do nothing in the end.”
― Compton Mackenzie, Plashers Mead

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“Oh, my dear, how too marvelous! I've longed all my life to eat a flamingo.”
― Compton Mackenzie, Vestal Fire

tags: decadence, excess

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