Project Gutenberg 2010-04-25 Public domain in the USA. 214 Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) 1860 1914 Crockett, Samuel Rutherford The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway Sequel: Lochinvar, #45495. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Men of the Moss-Hags" by S. R. Crockett is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative unfolds through the eyes of William Gordon, the central character, as he recollects his youth amidst the turbulent times of the Covenanters in Scotland, focusing on friendship, childhood adventures, and the impact of conflict on his family and community. The book pays homage to the past while exploring themes of loyalty, courage, and the complexities of familial love in a time of strife. The opening of the novel introduces William Gordon and his close bond with his cousin, Maisie May, as they play games on the picturesque hills overlooking the Black Water of Dee. The idyllic setting is juxtaposed with the grim realities of their time, where fear of soldiers and violence looms ever-present. As they navigate their childhood games that mimic the harshness of their world, William's father rides to the Duchrae for a Covenanting meeting, highlighting their engagement in the larger conflicts of society, which foreshadows the challenges and sacrifices that will deeply affect William's family and future. The stage is set for the story to evolve around themes of adventure, camaraderie, and the harsh truths of a nation in conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Covenanters -- Fiction Scotland -- History -- 17th century -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 659381 659404 2024-09-13T13:11:02.032937 2023-09-14T07:16:52.822378 text/html text/html 663089 2021-01-06T12:41:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 252478 2021-01-06T12:41:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 310618 2024-09-13T13:11:11.368893 application/epub+zip 319429 2024-09-13T13:11:03.910993 application/epub+zip 319429 2024-09-13T13:11:02.833990 application/epub+zip 565640 2024-09-13T13:11:17.657907 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 520726 2024-09-13T13:11:10.549947 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 548510 2022-09-14T16:33:48.487664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 630040 629937 2024-09-13T13:11:00.502006 2023-09-14T07:16:51.441341 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 629956 2021-01-06T12:41:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 246945 2021-01-06T12:41:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 629948 2021-01-06T12:41:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 246927 2021-01-06T12:41:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20923 2024-09-13T13:11:17.799880 application/rdf+xml 13450 2024-09-13T13:11:03.198976 image/jpeg 3780 2024-09-13T13:11:03.014933 image/jpeg 301356 2024-09-13T13:11:02.092993 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia