Project Gutenberg 2008-09-23 Public domain in the USA. 153 Raine, William MacLeod 1871 1954 Raine, William McLeod Travis, Stuart 1868 1942 A Daughter of Raasay: A Tale of the '45 Reading ease score: 81.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Updated: 2022-12-11. "A Daughter of Raasay: A Tale of the '45" by William MacLeod Raine is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative is set against the tumultuous backdrop of the Jacobite rising of 1745 in Scotland, focusing on themes of loyalty, gambling, and the complexities of honor and betrayal. The story follows Kenneth Montagu, a young man entangled in the world of high-stakes gambling and political intrigue, as he grapples with his identity and obligations amidst a backdrop of impending rebellion. At the start of the novel, we encounter Kenneth Montagu indulging in reckless gambling at a table filled with flamboyant characters, where he quickly loses a substantial amount of family wealth, endangering his younger siblings' futures. As he wrestles with his follies, an encounter with Lord Balmerino hints at a more considerable opportunity for redemption and adventure. Soon, Montagu finds himself embroiled in a conspiracy surrounding a Jacobite restoration and is drawn into a scheme to rescue a young Scottish woman named Aileen from the clutches of the villainous Sir Robert Volney. This opening portion effectively establishes the intrigue and energy of the narrative, setting in motion the central conflict and introducing the captivating interplay of love and war that will unfold throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Historical fiction Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Fiction 464818 464789 2024-10-11T11:16:04.183234 2023-09-12T04:30:41.616556 text/html text/html 485673 2022-12-11T07:49:15 text/html 308717 2024-10-11T11:16:15.205694 application/epub+zip 315590 2024-10-11T11:16:08.223732 application/epub+zip 249751 2024-10-11T11:16:06.346711 application/epub+zip 525987 2024-10-11T11:16:20.293661 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488386 2024-10-11T11:16:14.114702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401085 2022-09-12T10:50:21.948060 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 404331 404359 2024-10-11T11:16:02.650237 2023-09-12T04:30:40.529537 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 404063 2022-12-11T07:46:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20042 2024-10-11T11:16:20.694653 application/rdf+xml 14480 2024-10-11T11:16:07.112710 image/jpeg 3510 2024-10-11T11:16:06.646728 image/jpeg 161970 2022-12-11T07:53:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 230197 2022-12-11T07:53:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 302947 2024-10-11T11:16:04.231284 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