Literary Anniversaries in the offing.
Anniversaries abound.
2019 Sees the 125th anniversary of the publication of: The Raiders, The Lilac Sunbonnet, The Playactress and Mad Sir Uchtred of the Hills (1894) as well as the 120th anniversary of the publication of The Black Douglas and Kit Kennedy. (1899) All of these have Galloway connections. Also Ione March.
It’s also the 115th anniversary of the publication of The Loves of Miss Anne, Strong Mac, Raiderland, Red Cap Tales (1904) and the 110th anniversary of The Men of the Mountain, Rose of the Wilderness, The Seven Wise Men, The Dew of Their Youth and My Two Edinburghs (1909)
September 24th 2019 is also the 160th anniversary of Crockett’s birth.
2020 sees the 125th anniversary of the publication of The Men of the Moss Hags, Bog Myrtle and Peat (and the US pirated A Galloway Herd ) (1895)
and the 120th anniversary of The Stickit Minister’s Wooing, Joan of the Sword Hand and Little Anna Mark. (1900)
It's the 115th anniversary of Maid Margaret, Kid McGhie and Sir Toady Crusoe (1905) and the 110th anniversary of Young Nick and Old Nick (1910)
2021 sees the 125th anniversary of the publication of Cleg Kelly, The Grey Man and Sweetheart Travellers and the 120th anniversary of Cinderella, The Firebrand and The Silver Skull. I
It is also the 115th anniversary of The White Plumes of Navarre, (1906) and the 110th anniversary of The Lady of a Hundred Dresses, Love in Pernicketty Town and The Smugglers (1911)
Hopefully I’ve not missed any out.
Looking at our ‘data set’ (as fashion dictates we call things these days) we can see that over the next 3 years no fewer than 36 of Crockett’s works have significant ‘anniversaries’. There's plenty to read for all tastes.
20 of these works are substantially set in Galloway
6 are European (and further afield)
Further categorisation becomes increasingly difficult. There are collections, children’s works, non-fiction and ‘mystery/problem’ works.
Surely this selection offers something for nearly everyone who has an interest in reading, especially those interested in Scottish literature. So there's never been a better time to start catching up on your Crockett.
(in the months ahead, we're overhauling the Complete Crockett website information with new synposes and reviews to help you make informed reading choices and find out where best to get your hands on copies of the work.)
2019 Sees the 125th anniversary of the publication of: The Raiders, The Lilac Sunbonnet, The Playactress and Mad Sir Uchtred of the Hills (1894) as well as the 120th anniversary of the publication of The Black Douglas and Kit Kennedy. (1899) All of these have Galloway connections. Also Ione March.
It’s also the 115th anniversary of the publication of The Loves of Miss Anne, Strong Mac, Raiderland, Red Cap Tales (1904) and the 110th anniversary of The Men of the Mountain, Rose of the Wilderness, The Seven Wise Men, The Dew of Their Youth and My Two Edinburghs (1909)
September 24th 2019 is also the 160th anniversary of Crockett’s birth.
2020 sees the 125th anniversary of the publication of The Men of the Moss Hags, Bog Myrtle and Peat (and the US pirated A Galloway Herd ) (1895)
and the 120th anniversary of The Stickit Minister’s Wooing, Joan of the Sword Hand and Little Anna Mark. (1900)
It's the 115th anniversary of Maid Margaret, Kid McGhie and Sir Toady Crusoe (1905) and the 110th anniversary of Young Nick and Old Nick (1910)
2021 sees the 125th anniversary of the publication of Cleg Kelly, The Grey Man and Sweetheart Travellers and the 120th anniversary of Cinderella, The Firebrand and The Silver Skull. I
It is also the 115th anniversary of The White Plumes of Navarre, (1906) and the 110th anniversary of The Lady of a Hundred Dresses, Love in Pernicketty Town and The Smugglers (1911)
Hopefully I’ve not missed any out.
Looking at our ‘data set’ (as fashion dictates we call things these days) we can see that over the next 3 years no fewer than 36 of Crockett’s works have significant ‘anniversaries’. There's plenty to read for all tastes.
20 of these works are substantially set in Galloway
6 are European (and further afield)
Further categorisation becomes increasingly difficult. There are collections, children’s works, non-fiction and ‘mystery/problem’ works.
Surely this selection offers something for nearly everyone who has an interest in reading, especially those interested in Scottish literature. So there's never been a better time to start catching up on your Crockett.
(in the months ahead, we're overhauling the Complete Crockett website information with new synposes and reviews to help you make informed reading choices and find out where best to get your hands on copies of the work.)