S. R. Crockett

The Black Douglas (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Written by S. R. Crockett in 1899, The Black Douglas is the story of William, Earl of Douglas's struggle to keep his lands in the hand of the Douglas clan. With enemies like King James II of Scotland and his uncle, the Red Douglas, closing in, William becomes embroiled in events that will change the face of his beloved Scotland forever. Credited as an influence on J. R. R. Tolkien's immortal Necromancer, Sauron, The Black Douglas is a must-read for Tolkien fans and fans of historical fiction alike.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins Canada
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781443414630
• Artikelnr.: 37907811

Autorenporträt

S. R. (Saumel Rutherford) Crockett was a Scottish novelist who wrote over 40 works in the Kailyard School fashion, a style of writing developed in the late 1800s as a reaction against coarse representations of Scottish life. Crockett's contemporaries in the Kailyard School included J. M. Barrie, George MacDonald, and Ian Maclaren. Crockett's most popular work, The Raiders, captures the excitement and anxiety of Galloway smugglers. The Black Douglas was credited by J. R. R. Tolkien as an influence on his development of the character Sauron in his Lord of the Rings trilogy. S. R. Crockett died in France in 1914.