S. R. Crockett (1859 - 1914) was a Scottish novelist at the turn of the twentieth century. A former Presbyterian minister and a friend of J. M. Barrie, he was strongly associated with the "kailyard" school of sentimental romance, but in fact wrote in many genres, particularly historical adventure stories - including his best known work, The Raiders. Nevertheless, the kailyard school's fall from popularity during World War I meant that he was little read after his death - at least outside his native Galloway, where he remains highly regarded.
Works by S. R. Crockett with their own trope pages:
- The Black Douglas
- The Dark o' the Moon
- The Grey Man
- Lads' Love
- Lochinvar
- Mad Sir Uchtred Of The Hills
- Men of the Moss Hags
- The Raiders
- Silver Sand
Tropes found across Crockett's work include:
- Artistic Licence – History: While his broad brush strokes are usually pretty accurate, certainly not approaching Anachronism Stew, Crockett always values his story above strict factual accuracy.
- Belligerent Sexual Tension: Many of his couples start out constantly sniping and snarking at each other, the woman usually getting the best of these exchanges.
- Brave Scot: He wrote a lot of Adventure Literature set in Scotland, making this trope's regular recurrence inevitable.
- Funetik Aksent: He habitually wrote Scots dialogue this way.
- Romance Arc: Its importance to the main storyline may vary, but there's nearly always a prominent love story.
- Scenery Porn: His novels are full of loving descriptions of rural landscapes, particularly in Galloway.
- Sweet Polly Oliver: It's a rare Crockett heroine who doesn't dress as a man at least once, to the point that it's hard not to suspect Author Appeal is at work.
