Letter from Mrs. Crockett to A.P. Watt
Dublin Core
Title
Letter from Mrs. Crockett to A.P. Watt
Type
LETTER
Creator
Ruth Mary Crockett
Description
Sounds attractive series and shall be proud to have The Raiders included in it giving new lease of life; not likely to be forgotten in Scotland with whole countryside taking its name from book and island in Solway only known by its book name of Rathan; only small place up here North of Tweed; afraid was always very proud of Robert Louis Stevenson's appreciation of Mr Crockett's tales as he says They are drowned in Scotland and have refreshed me like visit home and he of all men knew what talking about; please forgive long windedness
Date
1929-02-15
Subject
The Raiders, Ernest Benn, acceptance, Essex Wells series, Scotland, countryside naming, Rathan island, Solway, Robert Louis Stevenson, appreciation, drowned in Scotland, long windedness apology
Identifier
POST-1929-002
Contributor
A.P. Watt, Ernest Benn, Robert Louis Stevenson
Language
English
Coverage
Bengairn
Collection
Citation
Ruth Mary Crockett, “Letter from Mrs. Crockett to A.P. Watt,” S.R.Crockett Museum, accessed April 29, 2026, https://www.srcrockett.scot/themuseum/items/show/1199.