S. R. Crockett (Samuel Rutherford Crockett), born on September 24, 1859, in Duchrae, Balmaghie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, was a notable figure in the realm of Scottish literature during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was a part of the Kailyard School, a literary movement that portrayed an idealized version of Scottish rural life. Crockett attended Edinburgh University and later ser...