Malcolm Ross-Macdonald
Malcolm Ross-Macdonald | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1932 |
| Died | 25 February 2024 (aged 91–92) |
| Occupations | editor, author |
| Writing career | |
| Pen name | Malcolm Macdonald, M.R. O'Donnell |
| Language | English |
Malcolm Ross-Macdonald (Malcolm John Macdonald) (1932 in Shropshire[2]–25 February 2024 in Tullamore[1]) was a British born writer and artist[3].
After growing up in England, South Africa and Scotland, he attended Falmouth School of Art and the Slade[2]. Afterwards, he taught in Sweden.[2] He started writing historical novels, the first one of which was published in 1962,[2] but also wrote non-fiction in his role as an encyclopedia editor at Aldus Books. He was executive editor of Aldus Books from 1964 to 1966.[4] After the 1974 publication of his historic novel The World from Rough Stones, he became a full-time historical novelist[2]. He continued to write in total about 30 historical novels.
Pseudonyms he used are Malcolm Macdonald, Malcolm Ross and M. R. O'Donnell.[5]
His wife was Ingrid, and he had two daughters, Petra and Candida[1] with whom he had moved to County Offaly in the 1970s. He spent his last years in Banagher.[6]
Works (Selection)
- The Big Waves (1962)
- Beyond the Horizon (1971)
- The Dukes (1981)
- Golden Eye (1981)
- On a Far Wild Shore (1986)
- A Notorious Woman (1988)
- Mistress of Pallas (1989)
- An Innocent Woman (1989)
- Hell Hath No Fury (1990), as M.R. O'Donnell
- A Woman Alone (1990)
- A Woman Scorned (1991), as M.R. O'Donnell
- A Woman Possessed (1992)
- All Desires Known (1993), as M.R. O'Donnell
- To the End of Her Days (1994)
- For I Have Sinned (1994), as M.R. O'Donnell
- The Trevarton Inheritance (1996)
- Penny Child (1996)
- Tomorrow's Tide (1996)
- The Carringtons of Helston (1997)
- Like a Diamond (1998)
- Tamsin Harte (2000)
- Rose of Nancemellin (2001)
References
- 1 2 3 "Malcolm Ross-Macdonald". rip.ie. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Malcolm Ross-Macdonald". Retrieved 6 July 2026.
- ↑ "Malcolm Ross-Macdonald". Retrieved 6 July 2026.
- ↑ "ROSS-MACDONALD, Malcolm (John)". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
- ↑ "Malcolm Ross-Macdonald". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
- ↑ "OPINION (AN COLÚN): Remembering the famous and the dead in Banagher". offalyexpress.ie. Retrieved 6 July 2026.