McCrone, Guy 1898-1977

Red plush; the story of the Moorhouse family by Guy McCrone( Book )

11 editions published between 1940 and 1947 in English and held by 525 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Charlotte and Dr. James by Guy McCrone( Book )

5 editions published in 1956 in English and held by 333 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A famous Scottish doctor's granddaughter discovers old family papers during his illness, and reconstructs the story of her grandparents' unconventional love affair

Aunt Bel by Guy McCrone( Book )

16 editions published between 1949 and 2002 in English and German and held by 326 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Chronicle of a Glasgow family during the 1890's

The Hayburn family by Guy McCrone( Book )

20 editions published between 1952 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 189 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The year is 1900, and as the old century ends and Queen Victoria's reign draws to a close, the past is catching up with Henry and Phoebe Hayburn. Dark secrets continue to haunt them, as they begin to plan for the future of the family business? the Clydeside shipyard that has been the foundation of the family's prosperity throughout the Victorian era. Henry Hayburn wants his son, Robin, to follow in his footsteps and take over the running of the shipyard but Robin is a determined young man who has other ideas. He wants to be a writer, and the conflicting ambitions of father and son seem d

Wax fruit by Guy McCrone( Book )

26 editions published between 1947 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 159 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Wax Fruit Trilogy brings together Guy McCrone's three classic novels, Antimacassar City, The Philistines, and The Puritans, which chronicle the life and times of the Moorhouse family as they rise from the obscurity of an Ayrshire farm to a position of great prosperity in Victorian Glasgow. The first part of the trilogy introduces the Moorhouse family? Arthur, the successful business man and first of the family to move to Glasgow; David, the dashing and impulsive socialite; Bel, driven by ruthless social ambition; and Phoebe, the half-sister from the Highlands who grows up to be a gr

The puritans by Guy McCrone( Book )

11 editions published between 1952 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 130 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Moorhouses are finally becoming "somebodies", which just makes Bel even more distressed by the behaviour of Phoebe and Henry - they don't seem to understand propriety. Phoebe's beginnings were as the half-sister of the Moorhouses, the daughter of a Highland tinker. She has grown up into a beautiful and elusive creature of the world, and is drawn away from Glasgow. Destiny sweeps her and her husband to Vienna, the romantic and enchanting capital of the Hapsburgs in its heyday of the 1880s

Antimacassar City by Guy McCrone( Book )

9 editions published between 1940 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 117 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Of the Moorhouse family of Ayrshire, Mungo is the only one of the children to remain on the family farm. Arthur moved to Glasgow at 18 to seek his fortune, and one by one the rest followed. Sophia is married to William Butter and loves to coo about her delightful children, Little Wil and Margy. Saintly Mary Moorhouse is also married with two children, and that leaves David, a dashing young socialite. The death of their father and step-mother takes the siblings back to Kilmarnock to attend the funerals, and to decide the future of their orphaned half-sister, the beautiful Phoebe

The philistines by Guy McCrone( Book )

7 editions published between 1951 and 2009 in English and Danish and held by 101 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

One by one, the younger members of the Moorhouse family have decided to leave their Ayrshire farm for Victorian Glasgow. The family business in the Candleriggs is a little slow, but the clan continues to be prosperous. Phoebe is engaged, Sophia, Mary and Bel's children are growing up and Arthur is involved in charity work, but they are all drawn together when the dashing and impulsive David falls in love with Lucy Rennie, a professional singer, whose career places her far beneath his family in the social order. Far worse - David is already engaged to the charms and riches of another

James and Charlotte by Guy McCrone( Book )

9 editions published between 1955 and 1969 in 3 languages and held by 47 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Philistines by Guy McCrone( Recording )

6 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and held by 41 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The entire Moorhouse family are now firmly established in Glasgow. The family business in the Candleriggs is a little slow, but the clan continues to be prosperous. Young Phoebe is engaged; Sophia, Mary and Bel's children are growing up and Arthur is engaging in some charity work. But the whole family is swiftly drawn into turmoil when the dashing and impulsive David falls in love with Lucy Rennie, a professional singer, whose career places her far beneath his family in the social order. Far worse is the fact that David is already engaged to the charms and riches of another