took the novel's third-person narrative as exemplary of narrative laden with a value system. David and Joanna (1936) Down to the Sea (1937), autobiographical "Garvel" novel series; these five popular works about the Oliphant family had a television adaptation. After Late Harvest (1938) came The Valiant Heart (1940), The Constant Star (1945), The Westering Sun (1946), The Paying Guest (1949), and The Voyage Home (1952).The Five Arches (1948)The Piper's Tune (1950), ClydesideThe Peacock Palace (1958) Films World of Steel (1938), documentary, short. The River Clyde: A Survey of Scotland's Greatest River (1939), documentary, short. Floodtide (1949) was a feature film with a screenplay involving Blake. DramaThe Mother (1921), produced 13 April 1921 with Elliot Cranston Mason as Morag Gillespie.Fledglings, performed 1922 by the Scottish National Players.Clyde Built (1922)The Weaker Vessel (1923) Non-fiction and essays In later life, Blake wrote factually about Clydeside, shipbuilders and shipping lines. "Blake's thesis essentially is that the history of the Clyde is a glorious tale of great ships, born out of traditions of craftsmanship and mechanical genius unrivalled anywhere in the world."Vagabond Papers (1922)The Press and the Public (1930)The Heart of Scotland (1934) and later editions. In the 1951 edition Blake drew attention to industrial Central Belt locations as an antidote to received views of Scottish life. He encouraged a realism in relation to Scottish life, but stopping short of the reportage of sectarianism and slums.Rest and Be Thankful (1934)R.M.S. Queen Mary (1936)British Ships and Shipbuilders (1946)Scottish Enterprise and Shipbuilding (1947)Mountain and Flood: The history of the 52nd Lowland Division 1939–1946 (1950)Barrie and the Kailyard School (1951); as a critic, Blake was dismissive of J. M. Barrie in "literal and naturalistic terms".The Firth of Clyde (1952)Annals of Scotland 1895–1955: An essay on the twentieth-century Scottish novel (1956)The Ben Line (1956)Clyde Lighthouses (1956)B.I. Centenary, 1856–1956: The Story of the British India Steam Navigation Co. (1957): Blake was official historian of the British India Line.Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1760–1960 (1960)Gellarly's 1862–1962 (1962)The Gourock'' (1963), on The Gourock Ropeworks Co. Notes External links Article on Blake at wiki.scotlandonair.com 1893 births 1961 deaths Scottish novelists Scottish journalists Scottish magazine editors People from Greenock