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A Daughter of Raasay: A Tale of the '45
William MacLeod Raine (1871-1954) was an American author who wrote A Daughter of Raasay (1902), Wyoming (1908), Ridgway of Montana (1909), A Texas Ranger (1910), Bucky O'Connor (1910), Mavericks (1912), Brand Blotters (1912), The Vision Splendid (1913), Crooked Trails and Straight (1913), A Daughter of the Dons (1914), The Pirate of Panama: A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure (1914), The Highgrader (1915), Steve Yeager (1915), The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North (1917), The Sheriff's Son (1918), A Man Four-Square (1919), The Big-Town Round-Up (1920), Oh, You Tex (1920), Tangled Trails (1921), Gunsight Pass (1921), Man-Size (1922), The Fighting Edge (1922), Ironheart (1923), The Desert's Price (1924), Troubled Waters (1924) and Roads of Doubt (1925).
208 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1902
About the author
William MacLeod Raine
488 books15 followersWilliam MacLeod Raine (June 22, 1871 - July 25, 1954), was a British-born American novelist who wrote fictional adventure stories about the American Old West.
William MacLeod Raine was born in London, the son of William and Jessie Raine. After his mother died, his family migrated from England to Arkansas when Macleod was ten years old, eventually settling on a cattle ranch near the Texas-Arkansas border.
In 1894, after graduating from Oberlin College, Macleod left Arkansas and headed for the western U.S. He became the principal of a school in Seattle while contributing columns to a local newspaper. After leaving Seattle, he moved to Denver, where he worked as a reporter and editorial writer for local periodicals, including the Republican, the Post, and the Rocky Mountain News. At this time he began to publish short stories, eventually becoming a full time free lance fiction writer, and finally finding his literary home in the novel.
His earliest novels were romantic histories taking place in the English countryside. However, after spending some time with the Arizona Rangers, Macleod shifted his literary focus and began to utilize the American West as a setting. The publication of Wyoming in 1908 marks the beginning of his prolific career, during which time he averaged nearly two western novels a year until his death in 1954. In 1920 he was awarded an M.L. degree from the University of Colorado where he had established that school's first journalism course. During the First World War 500,000 copies of one of his books were sent to British soldiers in the trenches. Twenty of his novels have been filmed. Despite his prolificness, he was a slow, careful, conscientious worker, intent on accurate detail, and considered himself a craftsman rather than an artist.
In 1905 Mr. Raine married Jennie P. Langley, who died in 1922. In 1924 he married Florence A Hollingsworth: they had a daughter. Though he traveled a good deal, Denver was considered his home.
William MacLeod Raine died on July 25, 1954 and is buried at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colorado.
William MacLeod Raine was born in London, the son of William and Jessie Raine. After his mother died, his family migrated from England to Arkansas when Macleod was ten years old, eventually settling on a cattle ranch near the Texas-Arkansas border.
In 1894, after graduating from Oberlin College, Macleod left Arkansas and headed for the western U.S. He became the principal of a school in Seattle while contributing columns to a local newspaper. After leaving Seattle, he moved to Denver, where he worked as a reporter and editorial writer for local periodicals, including the Republican, the Post, and the Rocky Mountain News. At this time he began to publish short stories, eventually becoming a full time free lance fiction writer, and finally finding his literary home in the novel.
His earliest novels were romantic histories taking place in the English countryside. However, after spending some time with the Arizona Rangers, Macleod shifted his literary focus and began to utilize the American West as a setting. The publication of Wyoming in 1908 marks the beginning of his prolific career, during which time he averaged nearly two western novels a year until his death in 1954. In 1920 he was awarded an M.L. degree from the University of Colorado where he had established that school's first journalism course. During the First World War 500,000 copies of one of his books were sent to British soldiers in the trenches. Twenty of his novels have been filmed. Despite his prolificness, he was a slow, careful, conscientious worker, intent on accurate detail, and considered himself a craftsman rather than an artist.
In 1905 Mr. Raine married Jennie P. Langley, who died in 1922. In 1924 he married Florence A Hollingsworth: they had a daughter. Though he traveled a good deal, Denver was considered his home.
William MacLeod Raine died on July 25, 1954 and is buried at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colorado.
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March 1, 2018
I love the Gutenberg Project for making these historical works available to modern readers even if they are not available elsewhere. This was an old-fashioned highland adventure set during the 1745 rebellion featuring real and imaginary characters. It's focus is on the rivalry of two gentlemen, one basically good and one noble but dastardly, for the love of a shy highland lassie. The backdrop of the Jacobite rebellion is stark and there are some unpleasant moments for our hero Kenn Montagu - not least being Culloden and subsequent imprisonment after conviction as a traitor. The adventures are written in an old fashioned style, which I personally enjoy, but are none the less interesting for that. Even now, 116 years since publication, it holds the reader's attention. Some of the etiquette and behaviour is amusing from 21st century eyes but to me it was reminiscent of old Errol Flynn movies, particularly the Master of Ballantrae, and if you have a hankering for rip-roaring adventure stories written in old fashioned style I recommend you try this. It was free of course.
September 1, 2012
This was a free book from Project Gutenberg involving the Jacobite attempt in 1745 to restore the throne of England to Bonnie Prince Charles Stuart, a grandson of King James II. I can only hope that the foregoing statement is correct because England's history is difficult for me to remember despite the hours I have spent studying it.
In that background a love story developed between a highland lassie, Aileen, and Montagu, a whither where the wind is blowing type fellow. Sir Robert Volney also loved Aileen and thus the plot is set. Principles, patriotism and love make this an interesting book. I give it three stars because it lags in several places without any pick up to get the reader quickly re-involved. Mechanics and theme were good.
In that background a love story developed between a highland lassie, Aileen, and Montagu, a whither where the wind is blowing type fellow. Sir Robert Volney also loved Aileen and thus the plot is set. Principles, patriotism and love make this an interesting book. I give it three stars because it lags in several places without any pick up to get the reader quickly re-involved. Mechanics and theme were good.
October 11, 2021
Entertaining listening 🔰😀
Another will written historical romance thriller adventure in Great Britain during the 1845's where war is being wage between England and Scotland. I would recommend this novel to readers of historical novels. Enjoy the adventure of reading or listening to books 📚 2021🏰👑😤
Another will written historical romance thriller adventure in Great Britain during the 1845's where war is being wage between England and Scotland. I would recommend this novel to readers of historical novels. Enjoy the adventure of reading or listening to books 📚 2021🏰👑😤
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