S.R.Crockett (1859-1914) is now dubbed 'Scotland's Forgotten Bestseller.'  He was a bestselling author from the 1890's up till his death in 1914. He wrote primarily serial fiction for a range of periodicals and magazines and had 67 works published as well as numerous articles and short stories now long out of print. 

A native of Galloway, he travelled extensively throughout Europe and wrote fiction set both at home and abroad across a broad historical period from 15th century to his own contemporary times. 

He wrote in the Scottish romance tradition passed down by Scott and Stevenson and was contemporary with Conan Doyle and J.M.Barrie. He suffered under the modernist mis-categorisation as 'Kailyard' but his unique blend of history, adventure and romance makes his work both interesting and accessible for the modern reader. 

The Galloway Collection 

tEdited into a new edition by Cally Phillips, founder of The Galloway Raiders The 32 Volume Galloway Collection was published in April 2014 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of S.R.Crockett's death.  Available in paperback or ebook formats.
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The Rainbow Crockett 

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Published in 2015 The Rainbow Crockett comprises all 7 of Crockett's works for children in one themed series. ​

The Galloway Raiders 

The Online  S.R.Crockett Literary Society is free to join. Affiliated with the Alliance of Literary Societies, this is the one stop shop to find out more about the man and his work.

The Galloway Raiders also holds two extensive archives on Crockett bequeathed from his biographer Dr Islay Murray Donaldson and Honorary President Richard D.Jackson. Work is ongoing to digitise these archives and make the information available to anyone with an interest in Crockett's life and work. 

All our books are available direct from our online partner store UNCO HERE as well as selected online retailers and bookshops.

Books About S.R.Crockett 


As well as publishing Crockett's own work, we publish work about him. We have published new editions of  the biographies by Dr Islay Murray Donaldson and Malcolm McLachlan Harper and also available are Volumes 1 and 2 of Discovering Crockett's Galloway by Cally Phillips. 

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