Project Gutenberg 2016-09-28 Public domain in the USA. 142 Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) 1860 1914 Crockett, Samuel Rutherford 06031591 The Standard Bearer Produced by Chuck Greif, MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Standard Bearer" by S. R. Crockett is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set during the turbulent times of the late 17th century in Scotland, focusing on the life of a young boy named Quintin MacClellan. As Quintin comes of age amidst conflict and danger, the narrative explores themes of faith, loyalty, and the search for identity in a world marked by persecution and turmoil. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Quintin MacClellan, a shepherd boy who witnesses a harrowing scene on Midsummer Day in the year 1685. As he tends to his family's flock on the hills of Galloway, he becomes entangled in the violent pursuit of Covenanters by government troops. This event marks a transformative moment in his life, as he grapples with the brutality of oppression and the loss of innocence that follows. The opening chapters highlight both his personal journey and the broader historical context of the Covenanter movement in Scotland, setting the stage for a gripping tale of sacrifice and a struggle for human dignity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Covenanters -- Fiction Scotland -- History -- 17th century -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: British Literature 506929 2025-07-21T08:23:09.766084 text/html 490405 2024-10-23T01:11:09 text/html 283346 2025-07-21T08:23:17.492008 application/epub+zip 285968 2025-07-21T08:23:11.147158 application/epub+zip 268029 2025-07-21T08:23:10.458130 application/epub+zip 459664 2025-07-21T08:23:22.387953 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395234 2025-07-21T08:23:16.586983 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377880 2022-09-24T06:10:14.741944 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 448046 2025-07-21T08:23:08.584050 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 428214 2024-10-23T01:11:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17707 2025-07-21T08:23:22.525973 application/rdf+xml 17485 2025-07-21T08:23:10.552085 image/jpeg 2730 2025-07-21T08:23:10.506065 image/jpeg 262603 2025-07-21T08:23:09.811044 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia