The Black Douglas.
by S R Crockett
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- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
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Scarborough , North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Black leather spine with gilt title. Maroon cloth boards. Stamped with library stamp.
FIRST EDITION The Black Douglas is a historical fantasy novel by Scottish author Samuel Rutherford Crockett published in 1899, featuring the historical figures William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas ( "Black Douglas") and Gilles de Retz ("Bluebeard"), though in reality they never met. It is set in Scotland and France in the fifteenth century and blends history with supernatural elements. The novel is cited as an influence for J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien credits him as an influence on his werewolf-fight scenes: "the episode of the 'wargs' (I believe) is in part derived from a scene in S.R. Crockett's The Black Douglas, probably his best romance and anyway one that deeply impressed me in school-days. Samuel Rutherford Crockett was a best-selling novelist in his day, and The Black Douglas was one of his most famous.
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- Bookseller
- Martin Frost (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- FB3606 /17
- Title
- The Black Douglas.
- Author
- S R Crockett
- Format/Binding
- Leather spine with cloth boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Smith Elder & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Size
- 13 x20 x4.5cm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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