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Graham of Claverhouse

by Ian Maclaren

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A whirlwind scatters an army camp near Nivelle in Brabant, leaving soldiers gathered around fires as evening falls. Among them are John Graham and Hugh MacKay, two young Scots whose contrasting temperaments introduce a country divided by faith and political allegiance. Ian Maclaren's historical novel presents Graham as a witty, carefully dressed soldier with a fierce attachment to the Stuart dynasty and the Episcopal Church of Scotland.

The strain between private affection and public duty becomes immediate at Graham's marriage to Jean Cochrane. Her mother interrupts the ceremony to oppose the match on religious grounds, while troopers prepare in the courtyard for a campaign against the Covenanters. Jean declares her choice, and Graham leaves for service soon after the wedding. Camp conversation, family confrontation and the landscape around Dundee give readers a close view of how competing loyalties enter ordinary speech, intimate decisions and military life.

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Ian Maclaren

Ian Maclaren was the literary name used by John Watson, a Scottish minister and writer associated with the Kailyard school of fiction. He became widely known for stories of rural Scottish life, including Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush, while publishing sermons and religious reflections from his experience in the Presbyterian ministry.

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Pages
126
Language
English
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