Author. Descended from Scottish nobility and born at Elrig, Scotland, his first book, "Harpoon At A Venture" was published in 1952 and describes his attempts to establish a shark fishing business on the island of Soay. After the venture failed, he travelled extensively in Africa, Europe and the Middle East, and wrote several perceptive travel books about the areas he visited, including the seminal "A Reed Shaken By The Wind" (1957) which dealt with his life with the marsh Arabs of Southern Iraq. It was here that he acquired his first pet otter, which led him back to his beloved Scottish Highlands and lasting fame as the author of "Ring of Bright Water" (on which the movie of the same name is loosely based), and sequels "The Rocks Remain" and "Raven Seek Thy Brother". His ashes were scattered at the site of his house at Sandaig, near Glenelg, which burned down in 1968 and which was identified in his books as "Camusfearna". The site is marked with a boulder bearing a bronze plaque.
Author. Descended from Scottish nobility and born at Elrig, Scotland, his first book, "Harpoon At A Venture" was published in 1952 and describes his attempts to establish a shark fishing business on the island of Soay. After the venture failed, he travelled extensively in Africa, Europe and the Middle East, and wrote several perceptive travel books about the areas he visited, including the seminal "A Reed Shaken By The Wind" (1957) which dealt with his life with the marsh Arabs of Southern Iraq. It was here that he acquired his first pet otter, which led him back to his beloved Scottish Highlands and lasting fame as the author of "Ring of Bright Water" (on which the movie of the same name is loosely based), and sequels "The Rocks Remain" and "Raven Seek Thy Brother". His ashes were scattered at the site of his house at Sandaig, near Glenelg, which burned down in 1968 and which was identified in his books as "Camusfearna". The site is marked with a boulder bearing a bronze plaque.
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