"Scottish Sketches" by Amelia E. Barr is a series of tales that occur in Scotland, mostly centering on people linked to the Crawford family, like Alexander Crawford and his son, Colin, as they deal with life and its problems. The beginning shows Alexander Crawford, thinking about his riches and family history while waiting for his son, Colin, to come home from Glasgow. As the stories advance, we see Crawford's pride in his property and his strong Scottish loyalty, along with his worries about Colin possibly liking someone English, setting up a conflict between father and son and highlighting the conflict between what someone wants for themselves and what they're supposed to do, since Colin has dreams that might not match what his father expects, suggesting deeper examinations of family relationships and what it means to be Scottish.
Scottish sketches
By Amelia E. Barr
In a land of proud heritage, a family faces internal conflict as a son's aspirations clash with his father's traditional expectations.
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About the AuthorAmelia Edith Huddleston Barr was a British novelist and teacher. Many of the plots of her stories are laid in Scotland and England. The scenes are from her girlhood recollection of surroundings. Her works include, Jan Vedder's Wife, A Border Shepherdess, Feet of Clay, Friend Olivia, The Bow of Orange Ribbon, Remember the Alamo, She Loved a Sailor, A Daughter of Fife, The Squire of Sanddal Side, Paul and Christina, Master of His Fate, The Household of McNeil, The Last of the Macallisters, Between Two Loves, A Sister to Esau, A Rose of a Hundred Leaves, A Singer from the Sea, The Beads of Tasmer, The Hallam Succession, The Lone House, Christopher and Other Stories, The Lost Silver of Briffault.
Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr was a British novelist and teacher. Many of the plots of her stories are laid in Scotland and England. The scenes are from her girlhood recollection of surroundings. Her works include, Jan Vedder's Wife, A Border Shepherdess, Feet of Clay, Friend Olivia, The Bow of Orange Ribbon, Remember the Alamo, She Loved a Sailor, A Daughter of Fife, The Squire of Sanddal Side, Paul and Christina, Master of His Fate, The Household of McNeil, The Last of the Macallisters, Between Two Loves, A Sister to Esau, A Rose of a Hundred Leaves, A Singer from the Sea, The Beads of Tasmer, The Hallam Succession, The Lone House, Christopher and Other Stories, The Lost Silver of Briffault.
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