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"The Dew of Their Youth" from S. R. Crockett. Scottish novelist (1859-1914).

Reproduction of the original: The Dew of Their Youth by S.R. Crockett

Reproduction of the original: The Dew of Their Youth by S.R. Crockett

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I, Duncan MacAlpine, school-master's son and uncovenanted assistant to my father, stood watching the dust which the Highflyer coach had left between me and Sandy Webb, the little guard thereof, as he whirled onward into the eye of the west. It was the hour before afternoon school,... Read Full Overview

Excerpt: ...I said in his ear, for I began to 173 grow a little concerned myself

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

A quiet door opens to a vivid Scotland of memory and growing pains. The Dew Of Their Youth invites you into Victorian era fiction that feels immediate, human, and true to rural life from the highland lowlands to the valleys beyond. This collection blends sharp storytelling with... Read Full Overview

I, Duncan MacAlpine, school-master's son and uncovenanted assistant to my father, stood watching the dust which the Highflyer coach had left between me and Sandy Webb, the little guard thereof, as he whirled onward into the eye of the west. It was the hour before afternoon school,... Read Full Overview