Eric Linklater

Magnus Merriman

by Eric Linklater

Introduced by Douglas Gifford. This hilarious novel charts the rise and fall (and perhaps the rise again) of Magnus Merriman-would-be lover, writer, politician, idealist and crofter-moved by dreams of greatness...

Private Angelo

by Eric Linklater

Introduced by Magnus Linklater. Angelo, a private in Mussolini's 'ever-glorious' Italian army, may possess the virtues of love and an engaging innocence but he lacks the gift of courage. However, due to circumstances...

Juan in China

by Eric Linklater

The earlier adventures of Juan Mosely - a lineal descendant of Byron's Don Juan - are recorded in Juan in America. From America he goes on an amorous adventure to China where he becomes involved in politics...

Ripeness is All

by Eric Linklater

When the celibate Major Gander, C.B., T.D. sold out the family toffee business to American Candy Inc., he was able to retire in comfort. And when he dies from heart failure (it was after a strenuous shoot at...

Poet's Pub

by Eric Linklater & Nancy Pearl

A literary Cheers—filled with British charm and wit

Comprised of an entertaining series of vignettes that occur at the Pelican Pub in Downish, England, Poet's Pub is a humor-filled collection of stories by...

The Wind on the Moon

by Eric Linklater & Nicolas Bentley

WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL

Major Palfrey is leaving for the wars, and he tells his two girls, Dinah and Dorinda, to be good while he is gone. But the sisters aren’t sure they can be. As Dorinda explains,...