Letter from S.R. Crockett to Joseph Pennell
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Title
Letter from S.R. Crockett to Joseph Pennell
Type
LETTER
Creator
S.R. Crockett
Description
Brief personal note with gloomy outlook but hopes for quietness; mentions Local Colour privately printed to help clever young Spanish friend, also benefited by Windsor Magazine appearance; acknowledges should have sent Pennell other way for Newton Stewart/New Galloway section; amused by Pennell cursing about Clatteringshaws; Pennell breezy language did him heaps of good; wishes Pennell knew midges won't touch him (being Raiders blood brother); asks if damning affected Pennell touch; praises anathemas in country speech despite dialect variations; humorous tone about being born and bred in briar patch; hopes for fine book; wishes as far advanced with own part
Date
1900-07-30
Subject
personal troubles, Local Colour, Spanish friend, Windsor Magazine, midges, Clatteringshaws, dialect, weather, Raiders blood
Identifier
SRC_1900_441
Contributor
Joseph Pennell
Language
English/Scots
Coverage
Bank House
Text Item Type Metadata
Local URL
https://srcrockett.scot/LETTERS/1900/SRC_Pennell_30Jul_1900.pdf
Files
Collection
Citation
S.R. Crockett, “Letter from S.R. Crockett to Joseph Pennell,” S.R.Crockett Museum, accessed May 2, 2026, https://www.srcrockett.scot/themuseum/items/show/632.