S. R. Crockett

The Grey Man (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

The Grey Man is a historical adventure romance created by S.R. Crockett. The novel is set in Ayrshire, Scotland, in the reign of James VI. The author created this work when he was at the height of his power and popularity as a novelist. The story deals with the violent feud between the two families: the Kennedys of Cassillis and the Kennedys of Bargany. Some of the most memorable characters of the novel, like the fearsome grey-clad figure of John Mure of Auchindrayne and the legendary cannibal, Sawn Bean, were drawn from local folklore.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: e-artnow
• Seitenzahl: 401
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 4066339559851
• Artikelnr.: 69545682

Autorenporträt

Samuel Rutherford Crockett was a Scottish novelist who published under the pen name "S. R. Crockett". He was born on September 24, 1859, in Little Duchrae, Balmaghie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Galloway, as the illegitimate son of dairymaid Annie Crocket. His Cameronian grandparents nurtured him on the tenanted farm until the family relocated to Cotton Street, Castle Douglas in 1867 (later fictionalized as Cairn Edward). In 1876, he obtained the Galloway bursary at Edinburgh University, where he earned an MA. He began his journalistic career in 1877 to support his bursary by writing for journals. He left the university in April 1879 without receiving a diploma. From 1879 to 1881, he traveled throughout Europe as a tutor before returning to Edinburgh's New College to prepare for the ministry. The Crocketts had four children: Maisie Rutherford, Philip Hugh Barbour, George Milner, and Margaret Douglas, all of whom appeared in his children's stories. In 1906, the family relocated from Bank House in Penicuik to Torwood House in Peebles, but Crockett spent much of the year overseas and made frequent trips back to Galloway. In 1886, he released a volume of poetry under the alias Ford Brereton, titled Dulce Cor (Latin for Sweet Heart). Dulce Cor is a ruined abbey in Galloway. In the late 1880s, he was a regular contributor to The Christian Leader magazine, edited by W.H. Wylie.