The Black Douglas - Couverture rigide

Crockett, S R

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1557426422 ISBN 13 : 9781557426420

Editeur : Wildside Press, 2024

Synopsis

The Black Douglas by S.R. Crockett is a historical novel set in 15th-century Scotland, focusing on the turbulent life of William Douglas, the 9th Earl of Douglas. The story is filled with political intrigue, betrayal, and the conflict between the Douglas clan and their rivals. Crockett vividly depicts the rugged Scottish landscape and the struggle for power during a time of feuds and shifting alliances. Rich in adventure and historical detail, the novel captures the spirit of medieval Scotland and the fierce loyalty of its characters.

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Biographie de l'auteur

Samuel Rutherford Crockett (1860-1914), was a Scottish novelist. He graduated from Edinburgh University in 1879. After some years of travel he became in 1886 minister of Penicuik. In that year he produced his first publication, Dulce Cor, a collection of verse. He eventually abandoned the Free Church ministry for novel-writing. The success of J. M. Barrie and the Kailyard school of writing had created a demand for stories in Lowland Scots when Mr Crockett published his successful story of The Stickit Minister in 1893. It was followed by a rapidly produced series of popular novels frequently featuring the history of Scotland or with his native Galloway. His works include The Men of the Moss Hags (1895), Cleg Kelly and the Grey Man (1896), The Surprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion (1897), The Red Axe (1898), The Black Douglas (1899), Kit Kennedy (1899), Joan of the Sword Hand and Little Anna Mark (1900), Flower o' the Corn (1902) and Red Cap Tales: Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North (1904).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wildside Press
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1557426422
• ISBN 13: 9781557426420
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 264
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible