18-485: John Innes Mackintosh Stewart (30 September 1906 – 12 November 1994) was a Scottish novelist and academic. He is equally well known for the works of literary criticism and contemporary novels published under his real name and for the crime fiction published under the pseudonym of Michael Innes . Stewart was born in Edinburgh , the son of Elizabeth (Eliza) Jane (née Clark) and John Stewart of Nairn . His father
36-517: A Jamesian character's speech, the intellectual precision of a Conradian description, and the amazing coincidences that mark any one of Hardy's plots". The best-known of Innes's detective creations is Sir John Appleby , who is introduced in Death at the President's Lodging , in which he is a Detective Inspector at Scotland Yard . Appleby features in many of the later novels and short stories, in
54-510: A "tongue-in-cheek propensity" for intriguing turns of phrase. Julian Symons identified Innes as one of the "farceurs"—crime writers for whom the detective story was "an over-civilized joke with a frivolity which makes it a literary conversation piece with detection taking place on the side"—and described Innes's writing as being "rather in the manner of Peacock strained through or distorted by Aldous Huxley ". His mysteries have also been described as combining "the elliptical introspection ... [of]
72-448: A master licence in radio and audio rights. Literary rights are currently held by John Stewart Literary Management, and published by House of Stratus . Stewart wrote several critical studies, including full-length studies of James Joyce , Joseph Conrad , Thomas Love Peacock and Thomas Hardy , as well as many novels and short stories. His last publication was his autobiography Myself and Michael Innes (1987). Christmas at Candleshoe
90-502: A real home at Candleshoe. Casey expresses doubt, wondering what will happen if Lady St. Edmund's real granddaughter ever returns, but she is eventually persuaded to return to Candleshoe, with Lady St. Edmund saying that "perhaps she" is her real granddaughter after all. The four clues were revealed in the hunt for the treasure: Compton Wynyates in Warwickshire , then home to William Compton, 6th Marquess of Northampton , posed as
108-421: A severe concussion, is taken to a hospital, and remains there for several days. Meanwhile, without the money Harry has stolen, Candleshoe is unable to pay its taxes and is within days of foreclosure . When Casey learns that Lady St. Edmund is preparing to go to a retirement home and send the children back to the orphanage, she breaks down and tells them about the treasure. After unraveling the final clue together,
126-623: The novel in Scotland . This is a subsidiary list to the List of Scottish writers . {{columns-list|colwidth=20em| }} Candleshoe Candleshoe is a 1977 American children's adventure comedy film , directed by Norman Tokar in a screenplay by David Swift and Rosemary Anne Sisson , produced by Walt Disney Productions , and distributed by Buena Vista . Based on the Michael Innes novel Christmas at Candleshoe (1953),
144-490: The captain's first clue. Harry recruits street-smart American foster child Casey Brown (Foster), employing her to pose as Lady St. Edmund's granddaughter, the Honourable Margaret, 4th Marchioness of Candleshoe, who disappeared ten years ago at age four. Casey is the right age to pass for the long-lost Margaret and possesses two identifying scars that young Margaret was known to have. Casey agrees to go along with
162-462: The con and discover further clues in exchange for a cut of the profits. Arriving at Candleshoe, Casey finds that Lady St. Edmund is living in genteel poverty , and that Candleshoe itself is constantly on the verge of being unable to pay its taxes. Priory (Niven), the estate's butler (who is forced to pose as various members of the household to conceal that all the other servants have been let go) manages to keep one step ahead of foreclosure by pawning
180-676: The course of which he rises to become Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. Other novels feature portrait painter and Royal Academician, Charles Honeybath, an amateur but nonetheless effective sleuth. The two detectives meet in Appleby and Honeybath . Some of the later stories feature Appleby's son Bobby as sleuth. In 2007, his family transferred all the Innes copyrights and other legal rights to Owatonna Media. Owatonna Media on-sold these copyrights to Coolabi Plc in 2009, but retained
198-467: The fictional estate of Candleshoe. The Severn Valley Railway that runs between the midland towns of Bridgnorth and Kidderminister in the United Kingdom was used as a location in the film. In September 2015, Intrada Records released a special edition of the soundtrack containing the entire score from the film plus bonus material, including alternate takes of some tracks. Metacritic gave
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#1732783580060216-508: The film stars Jodie Foster , David Niven , Helen Hayes (in her final film role), and Leo McKern . Con-artist Harry Bundage (McKern) believes that the lost treasure of pirate Captain Joshua St. Edmund is hidden at Candleshoe, the large country estate of Lady St. Edmund (Hayes). Thanks to Harry's cousin Clara ( Vivian Pickles ), a corrupt former cleaning woman at Candleshoe, Harry has
234-438: The house's antiques, conducting tours of the estate, and selling produce at market. Four local orphans adopted by Lady St. Edmund assist Priory. Casey eventually becomes part of the family and decides to find the treasure for the benefit of Candleshoe, rather than for Harry. This nearly costs the girl her life when she is seriously injured trying to prevent Harry from stealing money from Lady St. Edmund. Casey, now unconscious with
252-435: The household returns to Candleshoe to find Harry and his crew tearing the place apart to find the hidden treasure. Casey, Priory, and the children manage to fight off the thieves until the police arrive, inadvertently discovering the treasure in the process. With Candleshoe safe and her scheme discovered, Casey, feeling she has no right to stay, prepares to return to Los Angeles, but is stopped by Lady St. Edmund, who offers her
270-638: The time of his retirement in 1973, he was a professor of the university. In 1990 he was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh . He died at Coulsdon in south London on 12 November 1994, aged 88. His estate was valued at £139,330. Between 1936 and 1986, Stewart, writing under the pseudonym of Michael Innes, published nearly fifty crime novels and short story collections, which he later described as "entertainments". These abound in literary allusions and in what critics have variously described as "mischievous wit", "exuberant fancy" and
288-596: Was a lawyer and later the Director of Education for the City of Edinburgh. Stewart was educated at Edinburgh Academy from 1913 to 1924 and then studied English literature at Oriel College, Oxford , graduating BA in 1928. At Oxford he was presented with the Matthew Arnold Memorial Prize and was named a Bishop Frazer's scholar. Using this, in 1929 he went to Vienna to study psychoanalysis . He
306-613: Was lecturer in English at the University of Leeds from 1930 to 1935 and then became Jury Professor of English in the University of Adelaide , South Australia . In 1932 he married Margaret Hardwick (1905—1979). He returned to the United Kingdom to become Lecturer in English at the Queen's University of Belfast from 1946 to 1948. In 1949 he became a Student (equivalent of Fellow in other Oxford colleges) of Christ Church, Oxford . By
324-462: Was the basis for the 1977 film Candleshoe starring Jodie Foster , Helen Hayes and David Niven . List of Scottish novelists List of Scottish novelists is an incomplete alphabetical list of Scottish novelists. It includes novelists of all genres writing in English, Scots , Gaelic or any other language. Novelists writing in the Scottish tradition are part of the development of
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