Project Gutenberg 2007-07-05 Public domain in the USA. 184 Byrne, Donn 1889 1928 Donn-Byrne, Brian Oswald Bellows, George 1882 1925 Bellows, George Wesley The Wind Bloweth Reading ease score: 91.8 (5th grade). Very easy to read. E-text prepared by Suzanne Lybarger, Brian Janes, Janet Blenkinship, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Wind Bloweth" by Donn Byrne is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative follows young Shane Campbell, a boy on the brink of manhood, who embarks on a journey of self-discovery against the backdrop of the Irish landscape. The author delves into themes of family, cultural heritage, and the poignant transition from childhood to adulthood as Shane grapples with his identity and the legends of his homeland. The beginning of the novel introduces Shane on his fourteenth birthday, as he takes a day off from school to explore the mountainous terrain near his home in the Antrim glens. The text vividly captures the beauty of the Irish countryside through Shane's eyes, portraying his interactions with nature and the memory of historical figures associated with his heritage. During his ascent of the mountain, Shane reflects on stories of lost islands and mystical experiences, indicating a longing for adventure and a connection to the tales of his poetic father. This opening sets the stage for Shane's character development and foreshadows the intermingling of myth and reality in his journey ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 507656 507473 2024-10-09T13:07:26.615000 2023-09-10T05:00:04.916329 text/html text/html 518300 2007-07-05T12:00:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 626358 2021-01-02T18:48:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 724823 2024-10-09T13:07:37.420865 application/epub+zip 726759 2024-10-09T13:07:29.526921 application/epub+zip 279595 2024-10-09T13:07:27.835927 application/epub+zip 927308 2024-10-09T13:07:43.170896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 881883 2024-10-09T13:07:35.883850 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411411 2022-09-10T10:27:20.115151 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457802 457688 2024-10-09T13:07:25.164937 2023-09-10T05:00:03.539831 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 457384 2021-01-02T18:48:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 180022 2021-01-02T18:48:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 457879 2021-01-02T18:48:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 179964 2021-01-02T18:48:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21611 2024-10-09T13:07:43.331769 application/rdf+xml 12427 2024-10-09T13:07:28.438884 image/jpeg 3266 2024-10-09T13:07:28.128967 image/jpeg 690179 2024-10-09T13:07:26.680851 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