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Ernest Walker Marwick (1915- 1977) was a Scottish writer noted for his writings on Orkney folklore and history. Marwick was the son of a small-holder and travelling salesman from the parish of Evie, to the north of Mainland, Orkney. When he was ten he was forced to leave school and lie flat on his back on a wooden board because he had been diagnosed with Scoliosis. He used the time of illness to read extensively.〔Maggie Fergusson, ''George Mackay Brown: The Life'', John Murray, 2006, ISBN 0-7195-5659-7 p. 91, 92〕 After Marwick's marriage his home provided a meeting-place for local intellectuals, including George Mackay Brown and Robert Rendall.〔Maggie Fergusson p. 94〕 His ''Anthology of Orkney Verse'' was published in 1949.〔Rowena Murray and Brian Murray, ''Interrogation of Silence'', John Murray, 2004, ISBN 0-7195-5929-4 p. 40〕 From 1955 to 1960 he was on the staff of the ''Orkney Herald'' newspaper. He subsequently moved to ''The Orcadian'', his writing covering literary subjects.〔Rowena Murray and Brian Murray p.82, 99〕 Ernest Marwick was a founder member of the Orkney Heritage Society. He died in July 1977, having swerved off a straight road and crashed into a farm steading when driving .〔Maggie Fergusson p. 259〕 ==Works== *''An Anthology of Orkney Verse'' (1949) *''The Folklore of Orkney and Shetland'' (1975) 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ernest Marwick」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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