The Firebrand

Samuel Rutherford Crockett, popularly known as S. R. Crockett, was a notable Scottish author of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born on September 24, 1859, in Duchrae, Balmaghie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Crockett was part of the Kailyard School, a literary movement that presented an idealized version of Scottish rural life. Crockett rose to international prominence after the publication of his ...