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* ShoutOut: "Silver Sand" was the nickname of Johnnie Morgan, a well known itinerant knife-grinder in nineteenth century Galloway, whom Crockett probably knew (if not, he would certainly have heard of him and had acquaintances in common).
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Some of the Romani shore gangs are similarly vicious. Not the Faas, though. Except maybe Hector.
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Some of the Romani shore gangs are similarly vicious. Not the Faas, though.though, if Silver Sand is to be believed. Except maybe Hector.
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Captain Yawkins and John Faa... kind of. (Neither of them actually lived at the time when the novel is set, but these might just be namesakes.)
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Captain Yawkins and John Faa... kind of. (Neither of them actually lived at the time when the novel is set, but these might just be namesakes. There was also a real Galloway landowner named Patrick Heron at the time the novel is set, but he was considerably older than Crockett's Patrick and his estate was on the mainland.)
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''The Raiders: Being Some Passages in the Life of John Faa, Lord and Earl of Little Egypt'' is an 1894 historical novel by Scottish author S. R. Crockett.
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''The Raiders: Being Some Passages in the Life of John Faa, Lord and Earl of Little Egypt'' is an 1894 historical novel by Scottish author [[Creator/SamuelRutherfordCrockett S. R. Crockett.
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Not only does Hector see nothing wrong in acquiring a wife by abduction: his mother, a victim of the same practice, is reportedly proud to have been kidnapped by a Faa and encourages his plans.
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* ArtisticLicenceHistory: The novel seems to be set around 1715, but John Faa is implied to be the ''same man'' recognised as "King of the Gypsies" in 1540. (The real Captain Yawkins wasn't around in 1715 either, being mostly active around 1780.)
** The sequel retcons the setting to several years earlier than 1715, as the Galloway Levellers' revolt of 1724-25 is made to take place some 20 years after the events of this novel.
** The sequel retcons the setting to several years earlier than 1715, as the Galloway Levellers' revolt of 1724-25 is made to take place some 20 years after the events of this novel.
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* ArtisticLicenceHistory: The novel seems to be set around 1715, but John Faa is implied to be the ''same man'' recognised as "King of the Gypsies" in 1540. (The real Captain Yawkins wasn't around in 1715 either, being mostly active around 1780.)
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* RuthlessForeignGangsters: Yawkins is a Manxman of Dutch heritage. His mixed Manx/Dutch/Welsh/Spanish crew are repeatedly emphasised as being much nastier than Scottish smugglers.
** Some of the Romani shore gangs are similarly vicious. Not the Faas, though. Except maybe Hector.
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* RuthlessForeignGangsters: Yawkins is a Manxman of Dutch heritage. His mixed Manx/Dutch/Welsh/Spanish crew are repeatedly emphasised as being much nastier than Scottish smugglers.
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* AlliterativeName: Well, nicknames: Silver Sand and May Mischief.
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** May's real surname is Maxwell, so she's still an example.
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* AlliterativeName: Well, nicknames: Silver Sand and May Mischief.
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* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: This is what Hector has in mind for May. He thinks she should be flattered.
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* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: This is what Hector has in mind for May. He thinks she should be flattered.
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In early eighteenth century Galloway, two young people fall afoul of a ruthless smuggler, and have to go on the run.
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* ArtisticLicenceHistory: The novel is seems to be set around 1715, but John Faa is implied to be the ''same man'' recognised as "King of the Gypsies" in 1540. (The real Captain Yawkins wasn't around in 1715 either, being mostly active around 1780.)
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* TheCavalierYears: Set Apparently set in the mid 1710s (King George, i.e. George I - r. 1714-27 - is "new on the throne", and middle-aged characters remember the "Killing Time" of the 1670s and 80s).
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Captain Yawkins and John Faa, though neither of them actually lived at the time when the novel is set.
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Captain Yawkins and John Faa, though neither Faa... kind of. (Neither of them actually lived at the time when the novel is set.set, but these might just be namesakes.)
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* ArtisticLicenceGeography: Crockett [[WordOfGod admitted]] that he distorted the size and layout of Rathan Island to fit the requirements of his plot.
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* DeadpanSnarker: May, at least towards Patrick.
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* BelatedLoveEpiphany: Patrick for May.
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* TheCavalierYears: Set in the mid 1710s (King George, i.e. George I - r. 1714-27, 1714-27 - is "new on the throne", and middle-aged characters remember the "Killing Time" of the 1670s and 80s).
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* TheDreaded: All coast-dwellers fear Captain Yawkins, with good reason.
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* AlliterativeName: Well, nicknames: Silver Sand and May Mischief.
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* EqualOpportunityEvil: Yawkins' gang is international in its composition.
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''The Raiders: Being Some Passages in the Life of John Faa, Lord and Earl of Little Egypt'' is an 1894 historical novel by Scottish author S. R. Crockett.
* ArtisticLicenceHistory: The novel is set around 1715, but John Faa is implied to be the ''same man'' recognised as "King of the Gypsies" in 1540. (The real Captain Yawkins wasn't around in 1715 either, being mostly active around 1780.)
* BelligerentSexualTension: Patrick and May.
* ButHeSoundsHandsome: [[spoiler:Silver Sand, who is actually John Faa]], is always ready to defend the honour of the Faas and John in particular.
* TheCavalierYears: Set in the mid 1710s (King George, i.e. George I - r. 1714-27, is "new on the throne", and middle-aged characters remember the "Killing Time" of the 1670s and 80s).
* FunetikAksent
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Captain Yawkins and John Faa, though neither of them actually lived at the time when the novel is set.
* InvasionOfTheBabySnatchers: Marion was kidnapped as a child.
* KingIncognito: John Faa is technically King of the Romani in Scotland, and spends much of the book disguised.
* {{Pirate}}: Yawkins' smugglers double as the Marauding Brute type.
* RoguishRomani: Varying from villainous through roguish to falsely maligned.
* SceneryPorn: Crockett's trademark: lots of loving description of the Galloway countryside.
* SpoilerTitle: John Faa, referenced in the subtitle, is missing from the narrative so long that it becomes obvious one of the existing characters must be him in disguise - and [[spoiler:Silver Sand]] is the only serious candidate.
* VenturousSmuggler: DownplayedTrope. There are gallant smugglers around, but the main smuggling crew featured are Yawkins' villainous mob.
* WalkingTheEarth: After escaping from Yawkins' raid, Patrick, May, and Silver Sand have to spend some time moving around Galloway evading his allies.
* ArtisticLicenceHistory: The novel is set around 1715, but John Faa is implied to be the ''same man'' recognised as "King of the Gypsies" in 1540. (The real Captain Yawkins wasn't around in 1715 either, being mostly active around 1780.)
* BelligerentSexualTension: Patrick and May.
* ButHeSoundsHandsome: [[spoiler:Silver Sand, who is actually John Faa]], is always ready to defend the honour of the Faas and John in particular.
* TheCavalierYears: Set in the mid 1710s (King George, i.e. George I - r. 1714-27, is "new on the throne", and middle-aged characters remember the "Killing Time" of the 1670s and 80s).
* FunetikAksent
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Captain Yawkins and John Faa, though neither of them actually lived at the time when the novel is set.
* InvasionOfTheBabySnatchers: Marion was kidnapped as a child.
* KingIncognito: John Faa is technically King of the Romani in Scotland, and spends much of the book disguised.
* {{Pirate}}: Yawkins' smugglers double as the Marauding Brute type.
* RoguishRomani: Varying from villainous through roguish to falsely maligned.
* SceneryPorn: Crockett's trademark: lots of loving description of the Galloway countryside.
* SpoilerTitle: John Faa, referenced in the subtitle, is missing from the narrative so long that it becomes obvious one of the existing characters must be him in disguise - and [[spoiler:Silver Sand]] is the only serious candidate.
* VenturousSmuggler: DownplayedTrope. There are gallant smugglers around, but the main smuggling crew featured are Yawkins' villainous mob.
* WalkingTheEarth: After escaping from Yawkins' raid, Patrick, May, and Silver Sand have to spend some time moving around Galloway evading his allies.