''The Monarch of the Glen'' is a Scottish comic farce novel written by English-born Scottish author

Compton Mackenzie Sir Edward Montague Compton Mackenzie, (17 January 1883 – 30 November 1972) was a Scottish writer of fiction, biography, histories and a memoir, as well as a cultural commentator, raconteur and lifelong Scottish independence, Scottish nation ...

and published in 1941. The first in Mackenzie's ''Highland Novels'' series, it depicts the life in the fictional Scottish castle of

Glenbogle ''Monarch of the Glen'' is a British drama television series produced by Ecosse Films for BBC Scotland and broadcast on BBC One for seven series between February 2000 and October 2005 with 64 episodes in total. The first five series of ''Mon ...

. The television programme '' Monarch of the Glen'' is very loosely based on the series.

References

* Linklater, Andro ''Compton Mackenzie: A Life'' The Hogarth Press (1992, London) 1941 British novels Chatto & Windus books Novels by Compton Mackenzie Novels set in Highland (council area) Novels about nobility {{Europe-novel-stub