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"A Tatter of Scarlet" from S. R. Crockett. Scottish novelist (1859-1914).

Reproduction of the original: A Tatter of Scarlet by S.R. Crockett

Reproduction of the original: A Tatter of Scarlet by S.R. Crockett

Samuel Rutherford Crockett was a Scottish novelist. He was born at Duchrae, Balmaghie, Kirkcudbrightshire, the illegitimate son of dairymaid Annie Crocket. He was raised on his grandfather's Galloway farm, won a bursary to Edinburgh University in 1876, and graduated from there... Read Full Overview

Samuel Rutherford Crockett (24 September 1859 - 16 April 1914), who published under the name "S. R. Crockett", was a Scottish novelist. He was raised by his Cameronian grandparents on the tenanted farm until 1867 when the family moved to Cotton Street, Castle Douglas (later fictionalised... Read Full Overview

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A Tatter of Scarlet

Deventer and I leaned on the parapet and watched the curious things which were happening in Aramon across the river. We were the biggest boys in the school and kept even the Seniors in awe, being "Les Anglais" to them-and so familiar with the "boxe"-though Deventer was an Irishman,... Read Full Overview

A Tatter of Scarlet: Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871, a classical and rare book that has been considered essential throughout human history, so that this work is never forgotten, we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this... Read Full Overview