Bog-Myrtle and Peat : Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford), 1860-1914

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Bog-Myrtle and Peat" by S. R. Crockett is a novel likely written during the late 19th century. Set in the Scottish region of Galloway, the book presents a collection of tales that explore the lives, challenges, and adventures of its characters, particularly focusing on themes of faith, community, and individual struggle against both social and natural challenges in a rural setting. The opening portion of the novel introduces us to the village of Dour and its stern minister, Abraham Ligartwood. The villagers, who have grown complacent in their wickedness under a previous minister's laxity, are met with a figure of moral authority who is determined to enforce strict religious discipline. As he confronts the community about its indulgences, particularly during a time of illegal cargo trading and drinking, the minister quickly earns fear and resentment. However, as a plague begins to claim lives in the parish, it is the minister who steps up, selflessly caring for the sick and burying the dead, ultimately leading to a change of heart among the villagers and illustrating the deep connections between fear, respect, and the profound impact of dedicated leadership during crises. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

The minister of Dour

A cry across the black water

Saint Lucy of the eyes

Under the red terror

The case of John Arniston's conscience

The glistering beaches

The last Anderson of Deeside

A Scottish Sabbath day

The courtship of Tammock Thackanraip, Ayrshireman

The old Tory

The great right-of-way case

Dominie Grier

The prodigal daughter

Fenwick Major's little 'un

Mac's enteric fever

The colleging of Simeon Gleg

Kit Kennedy, ne'er-do-weel

The back o' beyont

North to the Arctic

Across the March dyke

A finished young lady

The little lame angel

The minister-emeritus

A minister's day

The minister's loon

The biography of an "inefficient"

John

Euroclydon of the red head

The Cairn Edward kirk militant

Night in the Galloway woods

Birds at night

The coming of the dawn

Flood tide of night

Way for the sun

The early bird

Full chorus

The butcher's boy of the woods

The dust of battle

Comes the day.

Credits:

Produced by Ted Garvin, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Notes:

Reading ease score: 79.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2004-10-07