MACKENZIE, Sir (Edward Montague) Compton
- MACKENZIE, Sir (Edward Montague) Compton
(1883-1972)
Scottish writer, knighted in 1952, best known for his influential Bildungsroman, Sinister Street (2 vols 1913-14). His sf novel, The Lunatic Republic (1959), one of his many comic entertainments,depicts, with considerable slapstick in an easy-going, winning style, the UTOPIAN society that exists at the end of the century on the MOON. Twofantasies, Hunting the Fairies (1949) and The Rival Monster (1952), display the pawkish whimsy which made novels like Whisky Galore (1947) so popular.
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Encyclopedia.
Academic.
2011.
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Mackenzie, Sir (Edward Montague) Compton — born Jan. 17, 1883, West Hartlepool, Durham, Eng. died Nov. 30, 1972, Edinburgh, Scot. British novelist and playwright. Educated at Oxford University, he gave up legal studies to finish his first play, The Gentleman in Grey (1906). During World… … Universalium
Mackenzie, Sir (Edward Montague) Compton — (17 ene. 1883, West Hartlepool, Durham, Inglaterra–30 nov. 1972, Edimburgo, Escocia). Novelista y dramaturgo británico. Educado en la Universidad de Oxford, abandonó sus estudios en leyes para terminar su primera obra de teatro, The Gentleman in… … Enciclopedia Universal
Montague Compton Mackenzie — [ mɔntəgjuː kɔmptən mə kenzɪ], Edward, englischer Schriftsteller, Mackenzie, Sir Edward Montague Compton … Universal-Lexikon
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sir — /serr/, n. 1. a respectful or formal term of address used to a man: No, sir. 2. (cap.) the distinctive title of a knight or baronet: Sir Walter Scott. 3. (cap.) a title of respect for some notable personage of ancient times: Sir Pandarus of Troy … Universalium
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Mackenzie — /meuh ken zee/, n. 1. Sir Alexander, 1764 1820, Scottish explorer in Canada. 2. Alexander, 1822 92, Canadian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1873 78. 3. William Lyon, 1795 1861, Canadian political leader and journalist, born in… … Universalium
Compton — /komp teuhn/, n. 1. Arthur Holly /hol ee/, 1892 1962, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1927. 2. his brother, Karl Taylor /kahrl/, 1887 1954, U.S. physicist. 3. Spencer, Earl of Wilmington, 1673? 1743, British statesman: prime minister 1742 43. 4. a… … Universalium
Compton Mackenzie — Born Edward Montague Compton Mackenzie 17 January 1883(1883 01 17) West Hartlepool, England Died 30 November 1972(1972 11 30) (aged 89) Edinburgh, Scotland Cause of death … Wikipedia
