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