Patsy

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Patsy

by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

EN·~9 hours·41 chapters

Chapters

41 total

CHAPTER I - HEIRESS AND HEIR

19:44

CHAPTER II - THE MAIDENS' COVE

16:28

CHAPTER III - THE BOTHY

19:47

CHAPTER IV - BY FORCE OF ARMS

15:58

CHAPTER V - PATSY'S CONFESSIONS

10:57

CHAPTER VI - HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS

14:50

CHAPTER VII - THE LADS IN THE HEATHER

22:18

CHAPTER VIII - THE BLACK PEARL OF CAIRN FERRIS

9:00

CHAPTER IX - HIS LIFE IN HIS HAND

9:56

CHAPTER X - THE WICKED LAYETH A SNARE

18:45

Description

On a windswept cliff in the Southern Albanach, the aging Earl Raincy surveys the world he believes should be his. Beside him stands his grandson Louis, a boy caught between the weight of an ancient title and the restless energy of youth. The earl’s bitterness over a thousand‑acre stretch of fertile valley—stolen centuries ago by the Ferris family—colors every thought, and his stories of battles, betrayals, and inherited grudges echo across the rolling hills and the sea‑kissed bay.

Louis, however, cannot share his grandfather’s fixation. Dressed in a blue velvet college cap, he dreams of a life beyond the stone walls of Castle Raincy, yearning for the navy or the army instead of the idle privilege of an heir. As the old man’s anger flares and the land dispute simmers, the young heir’s defiant curiosity hints at choices that could reshape both family legacy and the future of the contested coast.

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Language

en

Duration

~9 hours (550K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2007-06-21

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

1860–1914

A Scottish storyteller of adventure, history, and rural life, he became a bestseller in the 1890s with vivid tales rooted in Galloway and the Borders. His books mix romance, action, and a strong sense of place, which helped make him one of the better-known popular novelists of his day.

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