Samuel Rutherford Crockett

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Samuel Rutherford Crockett (1898)
Caricature by Samuel Rutherford Crockett in Vanity Fair magazine (August 5, 1897)

Samuel Rutherford Crockett (born September 24, 1859 in Little Duchrae, Kirkcudbright , Scotland , † April 16, 1914 in Tarascon , France ) was a Scottish writer .

Life

After attending school, he studied at the University of Edinburgh and New College in Edinburgh and then worked as a journalist and tutor . He later became a clergyman with the Free Church of Scotland and as such wrote sarcastic skits , 24 of which he published in The Stickit Minister's collection (1893), which earned him fame.

In 1894, The Raiders , The Lilac Sunbonnet (a seemingly innocent love story that mocked some religious sects ) and two short stories were published in quick succession . Because of his success, he gave up his activity as a clergyman in 1895 and then devoted himself entirely to writing. In the following years he wrote stories about the Covenanters and medieval Scotland, European medieval romances and (often high-profile) stories about mining , industrialization and the poor neighborhoods of Edinburgh.

His posthumous works included a book detective stories and a faith-based science fiction - novel . His other publications include:

  • The Men of the Moss Hags (1895)
  • Sweetheart Travelers (1895)
  • Cleg Kelly and The Gray Man (1896)
  • The Surprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion (1897)
  • The Red Ax (1898)
  • The Black Douglas (1899)
  • Kit Kennedy (1899)
  • Joan of the Sword Hand (1900)
  • Little Anna Mark (1900)
  • Flower o 'the Corn (1902)
  • Red Cap Tales (1904)
  • Silver Sand (1914)

literature

  • IM Donaldson: Life and Work of Samuel Rutherford Crockett . 1989
  • Crockett, Samuel Rutherford . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 7 : Constantine Pavlovich - Demidov . London 1910, p. 477 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
  • Chambers Biographical Dictionary . Edinburgh 2002, ISBN 0-550-10051-2 , p. 375 f.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Works by Samuel Rutherford Crockett. Google Books
personal data
SURNAME Crockett, Samuel Rutherford
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish writer and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH September 24, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH Little Duchrae , Kirkcudbright, Scotland
DATE OF DEATH April 16, 1914
Place of death Tarascon