Project Gutenberg 2004-12-22 Public domain in the USA. 73 Lang, John 1849 1917 Lang, Jean 1867 1932 Lang, Jeanie Stories of the Border Marches Reading ease score: 69.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Aaron Reed and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Stories of the Border Marches" by John Lang and Jean Lang is a historical collection of tales drawn from the folklore of the English-Scottish border, likely written in the early 20th century. The work delves into various legends and stories tied to the tumultuous history of the borderlands, spotlighting characters such as supernatural figures and infamous outlaws. The narratives blend reality and myth, exploring themes of bravery, drama, and the supernatural amidst a backdrop of war-torn landscapes. The opening of the collection begins with a preface that reflects on the charm of these old stories, lamenting their overshadowing by modernity. The first tale, "The White Lady of Blenkinsopp," introduces readers to a haunting legend of a woman who brought treasure with her to an ancient castle but suffered a tragic love story, leading to her disappearance and the folklore that followed. The tale intertwines elements of intrigue and the supernatural as it unfolds the history of the castle, the violent lives of its past inhabitants, and the spectral figure that haunts it. This captivating blend of history and myth immediately immerses readers in the rich tapestry of border lore that characterizes the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Scottish Borders (Scotland) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 552989 552871 2024-10-06T12:50:23.997831 2023-09-07T03:35:24.527858 text/html text/html 552982 552864 2024-10-06T12:50:24.324769 2023-09-07T03:35:24.683860 text/html text/html 296258 2024-10-06T12:50:33.288780 application/epub+zip 303059 2024-10-06T12:50:27.562767 application/epub+zip 293484 2024-10-06T12:50:26.277800 application/epub+zip 532390 2024-10-06T12:50:37.972958 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 498525 2024-10-06T12:50:32.490760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454012 2022-09-07T16:19:00.739324 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 522426 522359 2024-10-06T12:50:23.568808 2023-09-07T03:35:24.219863 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 522322 2020-12-18T23:43:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 210618 2020-12-18T23:43:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 522315 2020-12-18T23:43:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 210583 2020-12-18T23:43:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21035 2024-10-06T12:50:38.105697 application/rdf+xml 15689 2024-10-06T12:50:26.847790 image/jpeg 3852 2024-10-06T12:50:26.577779 image/jpeg 291289 2024-10-06T12:50:24.375793 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