Ian Macpherson (novelist)

British writer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroBritish writer
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain
isWriter
Work fieldLiterature
Gender
Male
The details

Biography

Ian Macpherson (1905 – 1944), was born in Scotland. He was graduated from Aberdeen University in 1928 with a first class honours degree in English.
His first novel, Shepherds Calendar, was published in 1931. The book tells of a young man's growth to maturity in a farming community dominated by hard toil and the influence of the seasons.
Wild Harbour tells of the world destroyed by a future war, forebodings of which were already discernible in Europe.
Ian Macpherson died in a motorcycle accident in 1944.

Novels

  • Shepherds Calendar (1931)
  • Land Of Our Fathers (1933)
  • Pride in the Valley (1936)
  • Wild Harbour (1936)

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