The Black Douglas

Samuel Rutherford Crockett, commonly known as S. R. Crockett (1859–1914), was a Scottish novelist, recognized for his contribution to the Scottish literary tradition in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Duchrae, Balmaghie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Crockett was educated at the Church of Scotland's Edinburgh Theological College. Influenced by the Kailyard movement, which sought to present a...