Sylvia & Michael — Compton Mackenzie

Sylvia & Michael: The Later Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett by Compton Mackenzie. I need scarcely say that in 1915 there was no Passport Office in Bucharest, and that so far as I am aware there are no portraits in this book. If any of the characters achieve the effect of portraits, it may be due to their wearing uniform, which makes every one look alike. Further I should like to emphasize that this volume is really Book Three of Sylvia Scarlett, and is only published separately on account of the difficulties of production. Compton Mackenzie was born into a theatrical family. His father, Edward Compton, was an actor and theatre company manager; his sister, Fay Compton, starred in many of James M. Barrie's plays, including Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up. He was educated at St Paul's School and Magdalen College, Oxford where he obtained a degree in Modern History.