The Red Axe (1898)

The Red Axe is a novel written by Samuel R. Crockett and published in 1898. The story is set in the 17th century, in the Scottish town of Kirkcaple, where the main character, a young man named Gavin Dishart, is sent to serve as a minister. The town is divided by a feud between two families, the Ogilvies and the Carmichaels, and Gavin finds himself caught in the middle of the conflict. He falls in love with a beautiful young woman named Babbie, who is rumored to be the daughter of one of the feuding families. As the feud intensifies, Gavin and Babbie become embroiled in a dangerous plot involving a mysterious figure known as the Red Axe. The novel explores themes of love, loyalty, and betrayal, and offers a vivid portrayal of life in a small Scottish town during a time of social and political upheaval.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

S. R. (Saumel Rutherford) Crockett was a Scottish novelist who wrote over 40 works in the Kailyard School fashion, a style of writing developed in the late 1800s as a reaction against coarse representations of Scottish life. Crockett s contemporaries in the Kailyard School included J. M. Barrie, George MacDonald, and Ian Maclaren. Crockett s most popular work, The Raiders, captures the excitement and anxiety of Galloway smugglers. The Black Douglas was credited by J. R. R. Tolkien as an influence on his development of the character Sauron in his Lord of the Rings trilogy. S. R. Crockett died in France in 1914.