The Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) 1860-1914 creator Richards, Frank 1863-1935 text utu 2006 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Black Douglas" by S. R. Crockett is a historical fantasy novel published in 1899. Set in fifteenth-century Scotland and France, it follows the powerful Earl of Douglas as he becomes entangled with a mysterious woman and the sinister Gilles de Retz. Blending history with supernatural elements including werewolves and dark sorcery, the story weaves romance, betrayal, and heroic rescue. This influential work notably inspired elements of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings." (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Douglas_(novel) Sequel: Maid Margaret of Galloway, #76337. Release date is 2006-02-09 Produced by Suzanne Shell, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified Scotland -- History -- James II, 1437-1460 -- Fiction Douglas, William Douglas, Earl of, 1423?-1440 -- Fiction Rais, Gilles de, 1404-1440 -- Fiction France -- History -- 15th century -- Fiction PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17733 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17733 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133420.0 17733