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The Sheep-Stealers
"The Sheep-Stealers" is set in rural Wales and centers around the lives of ordinary people, their struggles, and moral dilemmas. The plot follows a group of characters involved in sheep-stealing, a crime that was not uncommon in rural areas during that period. The story delves into themes of poverty, loyalty, crime, and the consequences of one's actions.
The novel portrays the hard lives of rural communities, and the tension between survival and legality. Jacob’s writing is notable for its vivid depiction of landscape and character, offering a realistic and often poignant look at the lives of her characters. The moral and ethical challenges faced by the characters, especially those involved in the titular sheep-stealing, form the crux of the narrative.
The novel portrays the hard lives of rural communities, and the tension between survival and legality. Jacob’s writing is notable for its vivid depiction of landscape and character, offering a realistic and often poignant look at the lives of her characters. The moral and ethical challenges faced by the characters, especially those involved in the titular sheep-stealing, form the crux of the narrative.
352 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 27, 2025
About the author
Violet Jacob
40Ìýbooks6ÌýfollowersViolet Jacob was a Scottish writer, now known especially for her historical novel Flemington (1911) and her poetry, mainly in Scots.
She was born Violet Augusta Mary Frederica Kennedy-Erskine, the daughter of William Henry Kennedy-Erskine and Catherine Jones. The area of Montrose where her family seat of Dun was situated was the setting for much of her fiction. In 1894 she married Arthur Otway Jacob, an Irish Major in the British Army, and accompanied him to India where he was serving. Her book Diaries and Letters from India 1895-1900 is about their stay in the Central Indian town of Mhow. The couple had one son, Harry, born in 1895, who died as a soldier at the battle of the Somme in 1916. Arthur died in 1936, and Violet returned to live at Kirriemuir, in Angus.
In her poetry Violet Jacob was associated with Scots revivalists like Marion Angus, Alexander Gray and Lewis Spence in the Scottish Renaissance, which drew its inspiration from early Scots poets such as Robert Henryson and William Dunbar. The Wild Geese, a poem of longing for home, was set to music as Norlan' Wind and popularised by Angus singer and songmaker, Jim Reid.
She was born Violet Augusta Mary Frederica Kennedy-Erskine, the daughter of William Henry Kennedy-Erskine and Catherine Jones. The area of Montrose where her family seat of Dun was situated was the setting for much of her fiction. In 1894 she married Arthur Otway Jacob, an Irish Major in the British Army, and accompanied him to India where he was serving. Her book Diaries and Letters from India 1895-1900 is about their stay in the Central Indian town of Mhow. The couple had one son, Harry, born in 1895, who died as a soldier at the battle of the Somme in 1916. Arthur died in 1936, and Violet returned to live at Kirriemuir, in Angus.
In her poetry Violet Jacob was associated with Scots revivalists like Marion Angus, Alexander Gray and Lewis Spence in the Scottish Renaissance, which drew its inspiration from early Scots poets such as Robert Henryson and William Dunbar. The Wild Geese, a poem of longing for home, was set to music as Norlan' Wind and popularised by Angus singer and songmaker, Jim Reid.
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