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George Scott-Moncrieff, a nephew of the famous translator [[C. K. Scott Moncrieff]], was educated at [[Edinburgh Academy]] and [[Aldenham School]] in [[Hertfordshire]], England. His first novel ''Café Bar'' was published in 1932. He married his first wife Ann Shearer in 1936, having met her in London where they both worked as journalists.<ref>{{cite book|author=Pearce, Joseph|title=Literary Converts: Spiritual Inspiration in an Age of Disbelief|year=2006|page=429|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mkRD-NLNyJYC&pg=PA429}}</ref> Under her influence he converted from Episcopalianism to Catholicism. He lived with his first wife in Breakacky near [[Kingussie]], then [[Dalwhinnie]], and finally Edinburgh. After her death at the age of 29, he moved to the [[Isle of Eigg]] in 1945 and lived there a hermit-like existence in a simple cottage for about five years. His novel ''Death's Bright Shadow'' (1948) is a fictional account of his grief. He moved back to Edinburgh in 1951 and eventually married Eileen née Ward, only daughter of the American illustrator Keith Ward. Upon his death he was survived by Eileen and seven children from the two marriages.<ref name=CalumMacleanWebsite/>
George Scott-Moncrieff, a nephew of the famous translator [[C. K. Scott Moncrieff]], was educated at [[Edinburgh Academy]] and [[Aldenham School]] in [[Hertfordshire]], England. His first novel ''Café Bar'' was published in 1932. He married his first wife Ann Shearer in 1936, having met her in London where they both worked as journalists.<ref>{{cite book|author=Pearce, Joseph|title=Literary Converts: Spiritual Inspiration in an Age of Disbelief|year=2006|page=429|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mkRD-NLNyJYC&pg=PA429}}</ref> Under her influence he converted from Episcopalianism to Catholicism. He lived with his first wife in Breakacky near [[Kingussie]], then [[Dalwhinnie]], and finally Edinburgh. After her death at the age of 29, he moved to the [[Isle of Eigg]] in 1945 and lived there a hermit-like existence in a simple cottage for about five years. His novel ''Death's Bright Shadow'' (1948) is a fictional account of his grief. He moved back to Edinburgh in 1951 and eventually married Eileen née Ward, only daughter of the American illustrator Keith Ward. Upon his death he was survived by Eileen and seven children from the two marriages.<ref name=CalumMacleanWebsite/>


The defense of tradition runs through all of Scott-Moncrieff's writings — his books about Scottish architecture and Scottish religions, his plays, his novels, his poems, his short history of the Catholic faith in Scotland, his many book reviews, his moving little volume of religious meditations.<ref>{{cite book|title=Burke Street ''by George Scott-Moncrieff with a new introduction by Rusell Kirk''|location=New Brunswick, New Jersey|publisher=Transaction Publishers|year=1989|page=ix||url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEHq7gnFF88C&pg=PR9}}</ref> He coined the term "Balmorality" to describe the cultural manifestations of Scotland's accommodation with the [[British Empire]].<ref>Scott-Moncrieff, George (1932), ''Balmorality'', in Thomson, David Cleghorn (Ed.) (1932), ''Scotland in Quest of Her Youth'', Oliver & Boyd, pp. 69 - 86</ref> In 1951, he wrote ''Living Traditions of Scotland'', a booklet published on behalf of the [[Council of Industrial Design]] Scottish Committee to accompany the Living Traditions exhibition of architecture and crafts held in Edinburgh as part of the [[Festival of Britain]].<ref>Scott-Moncrieff, George (1951), ''Living Traditions of Scotland'', His Majesty's Stationery Office, Edinburgh</ref>
The defence of tradition runs through all of Scott-Moncrieff's writings — his books about Scottish architecture and Scottish religions, his plays, his novels, his poems, his short history of the Catholic faith in Scotland, his many book reviews, his moving little volume of religious meditations.<ref>{{cite book|title=Burke Street ''by George Scott-Moncrieff with a new introduction by Rusell Kirk''|location=New Brunswick, New Jersey|publisher=Transaction Publishers|year=1989|page=ix||url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEHq7gnFF88C&pg=PR9}}</ref> He coined the term "Balmorality" to describe the cultural manifestations of Scotland's accommodation with the [[British Empire]].<ref>Scott-Moncrieff, George (1932), ''Balmorality'', in Thomson, David Cleghorn (Ed.) (1932), ''Scotland in Quest of Her Youth'', Oliver & Boyd, pp. 69 - 86</ref> In 1951, he wrote ''Living Traditions of Scotland'', a booklet published on behalf of the [[Council of Industrial Design]] Scottish Committee to accompany the Living Traditions exhibition of architecture and crafts held in Edinburgh as part of the [[Festival of Britain]].<ref>Scott-Moncrieff, George (1951), ''Living Traditions of Scotland'', His Majesty's Stationery Office, Edinburgh</ref>


==Selected publications==
==Selected publications==
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George Scott-Moncrieff (1910, Edinburgh – 1974, Peeblesshire) was a Scottish novelist, playwright, poet, journalist, editor, and author of several well-known books on Scotland.[1]

George Scott-Moncrieff, a nephew of the famous translator C. K. Scott Moncrieff, was educated at Edinburgh Academy and Aldenham School in Hertfordshire, England. His first novel Café Bar was published in 1932. He married his first wife Ann Shearer in 1936, having met her in London where they both worked as journalists.[2] Under her influence he converted from Episcopalianism to Catholicism. He lived with his first wife in Breakacky near Kingussie, then Dalwhinnie, and finally Edinburgh. After her death at the age of 29, he moved to the Isle of Eigg in 1945 and lived there a hermit-like existence in a simple cottage for about five years. His novel Death's Bright Shadow (1948) is a fictional account of his grief. He moved back to Edinburgh in 1951 and eventually married Eileen née Ward, only daughter of the American illustrator Keith Ward. Upon his death he was survived by Eileen and seven children from the two marriages.[1]

The defence of tradition runs through all of Scott-Moncrieff's writings — his books about Scottish architecture and Scottish religions, his plays, his novels, his poems, his short history of the Catholic faith in Scotland, his many book reviews, his moving little volume of religious meditations.[3] He coined the term "Balmorality" to describe the cultural manifestations of Scotland's accommodation with the British Empire.[4] In 1951, he wrote Living Traditions of Scotland, a booklet published on behalf of the Council of Industrial Design Scottish Committee to accompany the Living Traditions exhibition of architecture and crafts held in Edinburgh as part of the Festival of Britain.[5]

Selected publications

  • Café Bar. 1932.[6]
  • Tinkers' Wind: The Saga of a Cheapjack. 1933.
  • Lowlands of Scotland. 1939. 15 editions published between 1939 and 1983
  • Death's Bright Shadow. 1946.
  • Edinburgh. With 114 illus. from engravings, paintings and photos. 1947. 42 editions published between 1947 and 1967
  • Living Traditions of Scotland. 1951.
  • Scottish islands. 1952.
  • Scotland's dowry. 1956.
  • Burke Street. 1956.
  • This Day. With a foreword by James Walsh. 1959.[7]
  • The mirror and the cross: Scotland and the Catholic faith. 1960. 13 editions published between 1960 and 1961
  • Scotland, land of colour. 1961.
  • Border abbeys. 1964.
  • The beauty of Scotland in colour. 1965.
  • as editor:
    • Scottish country; fifteen essays by Scottish authors, edited with an introduction by George Scott-Moncrieff. 1935.
    • The stones of Scotland, edited by George Scott-Moncrieff, with contributions by W. Douglas Simpson, G.P.H. Watson, W. Mackay Mackenzie, Ian G. Lindsay and Ian C. Hannah; illustrated from photographs. 1938. 11 editions published between 1938 and 1983
    • Selected essays by Robert Louis Stevenson, edited by George Scott-Moncrieff. Chicago: Henry Regnery Co. 1959.

References

  1. ^ a b "Scomo: George Scott-Moncrieff". The Calum Maclean Project website at calumimaclean.blogspot.co.uk. 10 February 2014.
  2. ^ Pearce, Joseph (2006). Literary Converts: Spiritual Inspiration in an Age of Disbelief. p. 429.
  3. ^ Burke Street by George Scott-Moncrieff with a new introduction by Rusell Kirk. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Transaction Publishers. 1989. p. ix. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  4. ^ Scott-Moncrieff, George (1932), Balmorality, in Thomson, David Cleghorn (Ed.) (1932), Scotland in Quest of Her Youth, Oliver & Boyd, pp. 69 - 86
  5. ^ Scott-Moncrieff, George (1951), Living Traditions of Scotland, His Majesty's Stationery Office, Edinburgh
  6. ^ Eliot, Valerie; Haffenden, John, eds. (2016). The Letters of T. S. Eliot: 1932-1933. Vol. vol. 6. Yale University Press. p. 382; letter from T. S. Eliot concerning Café Bar {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  7. ^ "Review: This Day by George Scott-Moncrieff". Kirkus Reviews. 20 November 1959.
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