"Cleg Kelly Arab of the City His Progress and Adventures" by S. R. Crockett is a classic work that represents the essence of its genre. This book offers readers an engaging experience, reflecting th……続きを見る
"Cleg Kelly Arab of the City His Progress and Adventures" by S. R. Crockett is a classic work that represents the essence of its genre. This book offers readers an engaging experience, reflecting th……続きを見る
Lord, Lord! how I hated itーI, Margaret Douglas, who had been the petted of great men and strong men ever since I could rememberーay, and before! I, who had known Maud Lindsay (called the “Snarer of……続きを見る
The Plum Reader
A (slightly) mucky story for grown-ups.
After months of nothing but the ticking clock to keep Feb Granger company, his new horoscope and palm reading business seems to be going down ……続きを見る
"Sweethearts at Home" by S. R. Crockett is a heartwarming romance novel set in the picturesque landscapes of Scotland. Crockett, known for his mastery of Scottish literature, delivers a captivating ……続きを見る
"A Tatter of Scarlet: Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871" by S. R. Crockett is a gripping historical novel that plunges readers into the tumultuous events of the Paris Commune in 1……続きを見る
"The Red Axe" by S. R. Crockett is a gripping historical fiction novel that immerses readers in the rugged landscapes of Scotland's past. Set against the backdrop of the Scottish countryside, the no……続きを見る
"Joan of the Sword Hand" by S. R. Crockett is a captivating historical adventure novel set in medieval Scotland. Crockett, renowned for his mastery of historical fiction, weaves a gripping narrative……続きを見る
"The Dew of Their Youth" by using S. R. Crockett is a singular that delves into the complexities of human relationships, personal boom, and the passage of time. The story is set against the backdrop……続きを見る
An inter-planetary saucy story for grown-ups
When NonStick34 is sent to DustbinFailure1 after the shame of Elbrim5, things seem grim.
But a few centuries of being held by the hands of generations an……続きを見る
One sister found the courage to leave, the other must find the courage to live…
From the Caribbean to 1950s London, an epic story of finding home, Island Song is an atmospheric and lyrical debut of ……続きを見る
"Aye," said Mistress Crombie, house-keeper to Roger McGhie, Laird of Balmaghie, a considerable house in the south-lying and better-cultivated part of the wild lands of Gallowayー"aye, indeed, ye may……続きを見る
So I told them these storiesーand othersーto lure them to the printed book, much as carrots are dangled before the nose of the reluctant donkey. They are four average intelligent children enough, bu……続きを見る
This is what I, Quintin MacClellan, saw on the grassy summit of the Bennanーa thing which, being seen and overpast in an hour, changed all my life, and so in time by the grace of God and the chafe o……続きを見る
著者:S. R. Crockett
出版社: Otbebookpublishing
発売日: 2020年04月14日
Excerpt from THE SMUGGLERS OF THE CLONE BY S. R. CROCKETT: "'Rise, Robin, rise! The partans are on the sands!' The crying at our little window raised me out of a sound sleep, for I had been out seei……続きを見る
著者:S. R. Crockett
出版社: HarperCollins Canada
発売日: 2012年05月15日
Written by S. R. Crockett in 1899, The Black Douglas is the story of William, Earl of Douglas’s struggle to keep his lands in the hand of the Douglas clan. With enemies like King James II of Scotlan……続きを見る
“This old Greek powerboat seems to be making pretty fair time, isn’t it, Amos?” “It certainly is, Jack, which fact gives me a whole lot of solid satisfaction, I tell you.” “Lucky for us the water ha……続きを見る
“Why not climb up into this battered old windmill, Amos, and take an observation?”“Now, that’s a good idea, Jack, only we’d better be mighty careful about showing ourselves too recklessly, you know.……続きを見る
John is an unlucky high school student. Nothing in his life ever seems to go right. First, he splits up with his high school sweetheart, then he is given detention, and then he comes face-to-face wi……続きを見る
Keyana was a young, black, attractive woman seeking to seize a millionaire for a husband. She longed to live the extremely rich life that she experience as a child. Before she had quit her job Keyan……続きを見る
So, preliminaries being settled, the elder of the Sweetheart Travelers was entrusted with the editing of this book, on the express condition that he must not edit it! Strange but true! It is just si……続きを見る
A noise of guns crashed, spat, and roared beneath the window which gave on to the narrow street. Professor Anatole rose hastily and went to the casement, worried a moment with the bar-fastening (for……続きを見る
Assia wondered how to beginーthe ending, that isーto November Novel. She knows these characters have started out steps ahead of her, just beyond her reach. They are pilgrims of a kind. And like the ……続きを見る
Caught up in the strife between smugglers on the Solway Coast and the gypsies of Galloway, young Patrick Heron is flung into a society of social outcasts, outlaws and downright murderers. But this w……続きを見る
Even when I arise and walk out in the dawn, as is my custom winter and summer, still I have visions of this book of mine, of which I now remember that the mystic name is "The Book Sealed." Sometimes……続きを見る
TO The Loyal Women of America, WHOSE PATRIOTIC CONTRIBUTIONS, TOILS AND SACRIFICES, ENABLED THEIR SISTERS, WHOSE HISTORY IS HERE RECORDED, TO MINISTER RELIEF AND CONSOLATION TO OUR WOUNDED AND SUFFE……続きを見る