A novel by S. R. Crockett, published in 1910, set in a Scottish community. It opens with a haunted house, legal intrigue, and characters such as Miss Irma and Agnes Anne, blending mystery and village drama. Worth listening for its atmospheric period storytelling and vivid characters.
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Opening of the book
THE DEW OF THEIR YOUTH BY S. R. CROCKETT AUTHOR OF ‘THE LILAC SUNBONNET,’ ‘THE BLACK DOUGLAS,’ ‘STRONG MAC,’ ‘ROSE OF THE WILDERNESS,’ ETC. HODDER AND STOUGHTON LONDON MCMX Richard Clay & Sons, Limited, BREAD STREET HILL, E.C., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK. CONTENTS
PART I CHAPTER I The Haunted House of Marnhoul CHAPTER II “In the Name of the Law!” CHAPTER III Miss Irma Gives an Audience CHAPTER IV First Foot in the Haunted House CHAPTER V The Censor of Morals CHAPTER VI The Apotheosis of Agnes Anne CHAPTER VII The Doctor’s Advent CHAPTER VIII Kate of the Shore
CHAPTER IX The Eve of St. John CHAPTER X The Crowbar in the Wood CHAPTER XI Agnes Anne’s Experiences As a Spy CHAPTER XII The Fight in the Dark CHAPTER XIII A World of Ink and Fire CHAPTER XIV The White Free Traders PART II CHAPTER XV My Grandmother Speaks Her Mind CHAPTER XVI Castle Connoway
CHAPTER XVII The Man “Doon-the-Hoose” CHAPTER XVIII The Transfiguration of Aunt Jen CHAPTER XIX Loaded-Pistol Pollixfen CHAPTER XX The Real Mr. Poole CHAPTER XXI While We Sat By the Fire PART III CHAPTER XXII Boyd Connoway’s Evidence CHAPTER XXIII The Sharp Spur CHAPTER XXIV The College of King James
CHAPTER XXV Satan Finds CHAPTER XXVI Perfidy, Thy Name is Woman! CHAPTER XXVII “Then, Heigh-Ho, the Molly!” CHAPTER XXVIII Love and the Logician CHAPTER XXIX The Avalanche CHAPTER XXX The Vanishing Lady CHAPTER XXXI Twice Married CHAPTER XXXII The Little House on the Meadows CHAPTER XXXIII
And the Door Was Shut CHAPTER XXXIV A Visit From Boyd Connoway CHAPTER XXXV The Valley of the Shadow CHAPTER XXXVI The Supplanter CHAPTER XXXVII The Return of the Serpent to Eden Valley CHAPTER XXXVIII By Water and the Word CHAPTER XXXIX The Wicked Flag CHAPTER XL The Great “Tabernacle” Revival CHAPTER XLI In the Wood Parlour