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Born 17th November 1843 Culross Fife, son of Jasper Wallace, master-gardener. Educated at the Geddes Institution, Culross; Aberdeen Grammar School and…

William Robertson Nicoll

Dates: 10 October 1851 – 4 May 1923
Occupation: Free Church minister, editor, journalist
Nationality: Scottish

Sir William Robertson Nicoll was…

Will Crockett's Diary 

Excerpts from William Crockett's 1876 diary

W.E.Henley

Dates: 23 August 1849 – 11 July 1903
Occupation: Poet, critic, editor
Nationality: English
Born Gloucester, son of a bookseller. Tubercular disease…

Unknown printer memo about Raiders production

Technical memo reporting 69 slips up, 4 sigs completed; Crockett has seen and returned most; title page corrections

Extended critical article by J.H. Millar widely regarded as the text that established the 'Kailyard' label as a term of dismissal for Scottish…

The Heather Lintie Title page

First page of the published story The Heather Lintie (in the Illustrated Stickit Minister)

Reports all Raiders proof returned; requests more proof be sent

Telegram from S.R. Crockett to Unwin

Reports just home from 10 days absence; Uchtred complete tomorrow