Whisky Galore by Compton Mackenzie (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Whisky Galore by Compton Mackenzie Presents the story of wartime bootlegging in the Scottish islands. Wartime food rationing is bad enough, but when the whisky supplies run out on the Hebridean islands of Great and Little Todday, nothing seems to go right. Then the fifty-thousand-bottle cargo of the shipwrecked S S Cabinet Minister brings salvation. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Its 1943 and the war has brought rationing to the Hebridean islands of Great and Little Todday. When food is in short supply, it is bad enough, but when the whisky runs out, it looks like the end of the world. Morale is at rock bottom. George Campbell needs a wee dram to give him the courage to stand up to his mother and marry Catriona. The priest, the doctor and, of course, the landlord at the inn are all having a very thin time of it. Theres no conversation, no jollity, no fun until a shipwreck off the coast brings a piece of extraordinary good fortune ... Notes New edition of the much-loved classic, with an introduction by Roger Hutchinson and a deluxe new cover. Author Biography Compton Mackenzie was born in West Hartlepool in 1883. He was educated at St Pauls School and Magdalen College, Oxford. During the First World War he became a Captain in the Royal Marines, becoming Director of the Aegean Intelligence Service. He wrote more than ninety books - novels, history and biography, essays and criticism, childrens stories and verse, and was also an outstanding broadcaster. He founded and edited until 1961 the magazine the Gramophone, and was President of the Siamese Cat Club. He lived for many years on the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, but later settled in Edinburgh. Compton Mackenzie died in 1972. Review Wartime food rationing is bad enough, but when the whisky supplies run out on the Hebridean islands of Great and Little Todday, nothing seems to go right. Then the fifty-thousand-bottle cargo of the shipwrecked S. S. Cabinet Minister brings salvation - in its most giddily intoxicating form. Long Description Its 1943 and the war has brought rationing to the Hebridean islands of Great and Little Todday. When food is in short supply, it is bad enough, but when the whisky runs out, it looks like the end of the world. Morale is at rock bottom. George Campbell needs a wee dram to give him the courage to stand up to his mother and marry Catriona. The priest, the doctor and, of course, the landlord at the inn are all having a very thin time of it. Theres no conversation, no jollity, no fun - until a shipwreck off the coast brings a piece of extraordinary good fortune ... Review Quote Wartime food rationing is bad enough, but when the whisky supplies run out on the Hebridean islands of Great and Little Todday, nothing seems to go right. Then the fifty-thousand-bottle cargo of the shipwrecked S. S. Cabinet Minister brings salvation - in its most giddily intoxicating form. Promotional "Headline" Love makes the world go round? Not at all. Whisky makes it go round twice as fast. The hilarious story of wartime bootlegging in the Scottish islands. Details ISBN1780270925 Author Compton Mackenzie Year 2012 ISBN-10 1780270925 ISBN-13 9781780270920 Media Book Pages 288 Publisher Birlinn General Imprint Birlinn Ltd Place of Publication Edinburgh Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.912 Birth 1883 Death 1972 Short Title WHISKY GALORE Language English Format Hardcover UK Release Date 2012-09-17 AU Release Date 2012-09-17 NZ Release Date 2012-09-17 Publication Date 2012-09-17 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137406555;

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