Edwin Muir
Poet, novelist, critic, and essayist, Edwin Muir was born in the Orkneys, and, living three miles from the nearest school, was practically self-educated. A childhood spent on the farm could not keep him. from literature, although this was for many years a spare-time occupation. Readers of The Listener know Muir's weekly reviews of fiction well, and many listeners will j-emember his radio features commemorating famous Scottish festivals. A Scotsman to the bone, Muir can certainly be relied upon for a keenly critical appraisement of new books published in Scotland.