Kathleen Raine
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Kathleen Jessie Raine was an English poet, critic and scholar, writing in particular on William Blake, W. B. Yeats and Thomas Taylor. Known for her interest in various forms of spirituality, most prom
Raine in 1991
Gavin Maxwell
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Gavin Maxwell FRSL FZS FRGS was a Scottish naturalist and author, best known for his non-fiction writing and his work with otters. He became most famous for Ring of Bright Water, which described his e
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…also broke up as a result of Charles' affair with Inez Pearn, at that time married to the poet Stephen Spender. She also held an unrequited passion for Gavin Maxwell. The title of Maxwell's most famous book Ring of Bright Water, subsequently made into a film of the same name starring Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna…
Gavin Maxwell
The "House of Elrig" – Gavin Maxwell's childhood home. Arylick farm to right and Elrig Loch in the background.
Coat of arms for the Maxwells of Monreith
Former HQ of The Island of Soay Shark Fisheries Ltd, started by Maxwell