Project Gutenberg 2004-07-02 Public domain in the USA. 34 Scott, Walter 1771 1832 Scott, Sir Walter Malagrowther, Malachi Cleishbotham, Jedediah Templeton, Laurence Krohn, Julius 1835 1888 Krohn, Julius Leopold Fredrik Krohn, J. (Julius) Krohn, Gyula Suonio A legend of Montrose. Finnish Vanha tarina Montrosesta Reading ease score: 27.2 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. Produced by Riikka Talonpoika, Tapio Riikonen and Distributed Proofreaders Europe, http://dp.rastko.net "Vanha tarina Montrosesta" by Walter Scott is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The book set during the tumultuous 17th century in Britain, explores the political and military conflicts in Scotland amidst civil strife. The narrative promises to center around figures like the young nobleman Menteith and the seasoned mercenary Dalgetty, who navigate the complexities of loyalty during a time of war. At the start of the novel, the scene unfolds against the backdrop of Scotland during a period marked by significant conflict and divisions among its inhabitants regarding their political allegiances. The opening introduces the historical context of the clan-based struggles in Scotland and the tensions brewing over support for King Charles against the Parliamentarians. Young Menteith rides through the picturesque yet dangerous landscape, discussing the uncertain loyalties of Scottish leaders with his companions. Soon, they encounter a mysterious armed figure, prompting a dialogue about allegiances, thereby setting the stage for the conflicts that will emerge as they decide whom to support amidst the chaos of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Historical fiction Montrose, James Graham, Marquis of, 1612-1650 -- Fiction Scotland -- History -- Charles I, 1625-1649 -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 580738 580601 2024-10-06T04:47:40.139093 2023-10-06T06:42:42.625489 text/html text/html 580731 580594 2024-10-06T04:47:40.434071 2023-10-06T06:42:42.831491 text/html text/html 297425 2024-10-06T04:47:49.760042 application/epub+zip 305747 2024-10-06T04:47:43.841089 application/epub+zip 286254 2024-10-06T04:47:42.532056 application/epub+zip 564841 2024-10-06T04:47:54.534047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 532568 2024-10-06T04:47:48.921048 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479246 2022-09-06T22:35:19.750915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 544577 544491 2024-10-06T04:47:39.691099 2023-10-06T06:42:42.304495 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 518711 2020-12-15T04:49:51 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 204623 2020-12-15T04:49:51 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20924 2024-10-06T04:47:54.670982 application/rdf+xml 16606 2024-10-06T04:47:43.070064 image/jpeg 4313 2024-10-06T04:47:42.800069 image/jpeg 298885 2024-10-06T04:47:40.487077 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fi.wikipedia