Project Gutenberg 2004-12-22 Public domain in the USA. 102 Wilson, John Mackay 1804 1835 Leighton, Alexander 1800 1874 Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 24 Reading ease score: 85.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, John Hagerson, Andy Schmitt and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 24" by Wilson and Leighton is a collection of historical, traditional, and imaginative tales written during the late 19th century. This volume contains a variety of stories, including the poignant love tale of Edmund and Helen, exploring themes of longing, societal barriers, and the bittersweet nature of love. At the start of the collection, the opening tale "Edmund and Helen" introduces us to Edmund, a passionate young man who has grown up with the beautiful Helen in a picturesque valley. Their close friendship evolves into deep love, yet social class differences threaten to separate them. The narrative unfolds a romance fraught with challenges as Edmund struggles with his feelings while Helen faces pressure from her father, who has arranged for her to marry a wealthier suitor. This tale, rich with emotional resonance and evocative imagery, sets the tone for the volume, illustrating the struggles of love against the backdrop of society's constraints. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Scottish Borders (Scotland) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 489722 489585 2024-10-06T12:51:45.140882 2023-09-07T03:36:29.317925 text/html text/html 489715 489578 2024-10-06T12:51:45.572893 2023-09-07T03:36:29.627916 text/html text/html 263809 2024-10-06T12:52:06.811768 application/epub+zip 267145 2024-10-06T12:51:52.764854 application/epub+zip 228974 2024-10-06T12:51:49.744830 application/epub+zip 616854 2024-10-06T12:52:13.495766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 534231 2024-10-06T12:52:02.621760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 471450 2022-09-07T16:20:52.117276 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360489 360403 2024-10-06T12:51:44.497862 2023-09-07T03:36:28.791905 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 360359 2020-12-18T23:44:33 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 141202 2020-12-18T23:44:33 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 360355 2020-12-18T23:44:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 141150 2020-12-18T23:44:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21405 2024-10-06T12:52:13.655720 application/rdf+xml 24130 2024-10-06T12:51:50.296835 image/jpeg 4993 2024-10-06T12:51:50.021833 image/jpeg 257859 2024-10-06T12:51:45.609890 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