O. Douglas

O. Douglas
O. Douglas was the pen name of Anna Buchan, a Scottish novelist known for her gentle, character-driven stories. She was the younger sister of famous writer John Buchan, and her works often focused on family life and the rural Scottish setting. Some of her notable books include "Penny Plain," "Pink Sugar," and "The Setons." Her writing, popular in the early 20th century, is known for its warmth, moral themes, and depictions of strong female characters.

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CHAPTER I   "The actors are at hand,   And by their show   You shall know all that you are like to know."     Midsummer Night's Dream. It was tea-time in Priorsford: four-thirty by the clock on a chillOctober afternoon. The hills circling the little town were shrouded with mist. The wide bridge that spanned the Tweed and divided the town proper—the Highgate, the Nethergate,... more...

THROUGH THE GATES OF THE EAST S.S. Scotia, Oct. 19, 19—. … This is a line to send off with the pilot. There is nothing to say except "Good-bye" again. We have had luncheon, and I have been poking things out of my cabin trunk, and furtively surveying one—there are two, but the other seems to be lost at present—of my cabin companions. She has fair hair and a blue motor-veil, and looks... more...