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'Lady Beatrice'

Portrait of Ruth Milner by William MacGeorge in frontispiece of Dulce Cor 1886. Ruth Milner was Crockett's wife from 1887 until his death.

A.P.Watt

Dates: 1838 – 3 November 1914.
Occupation: Literary agent
Nationality: Scottish
Born in Glasgow, the son of a Free Church minister. Moved to…

Andrew Lang

Dates: 31 March 1844 – 20 July 1912
Occupation: Poet, critic, folklorist, historian
Nationality: Scottish
Born Selkirk, eldest son of the town…

E.A.Hornell

Edward Atkinson Hornel (1864–1933) Scottish painter associated with the Glasgow Boys movement. Lived in Kirkcudbright, Galloway from1866, where he…

J.M.Barrie

Dates: 9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937
Occupation: Novelist, playwright
Nationality: Scottish
Born Kirriemuir, Angus, the son of a weaver. Educated at…

John Copland

A Painting of John Copland (1854-1929) Boyhood friend of S.R.Crockett.

John Greenleaf Whittier (1807- 1892)

Whittier was an American Quaker poet, influenced by Robert Burns. Crockett corresponded with him in the 1880s.

Joseph Pennell

Pennell, Joseph (1857–1926) 4 July 1857 – 23 April 1926. American Artist, illustrator, printmaker, author.
Born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Quaker…

Lord Rosebery

Rosebery, 5th Earl of (1847–1929) 7 May 1847 – 21 May 1929. Statesman, author.
Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery and 1st Earl of…