Project Gutenberg 2009-06-03 Public domain in the USA. 69 Wilson, John Mackay 1804 1835 Leighton, Alexander 1800 1874 Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 06 E-text prepared by David Clarke, Anne Storer, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 06" by Wilson and Leighton is a collection of historical and imaginative tales likely written in the late 19th century. This volume includes a variety of stories, notably featuring characters such as Madge Gordon, a patriotic widow determined to resist English occupation, and Florence Wilson, her son-in-law who contemplates the risks of standing against oppression. The narratives delve into themes of loyalty, identity, and the historical struggles of Scotland's borders. At the start of the collection, the tale "The Guidwife of Coldingham" introduces Madge Gordon, who passionately rants against the English invaders occupying Fast Castle, vowing to protect her land at all costs. Her fierce attitude is juxtaposed with the more cautious views of her daughter, Janet, and her betrothed, Florence Wilson, who grapples with the dangers of resistance. The story sets a tense backdrop of impending conflict as Madge's patriotic zeal inspires her to devise a plan to reclaim the castle, foreshadowing themes of heroism, sacrifice, and the complexities of human emotion in the face of adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Scottish Borders (Scotland) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 598362 598228 2024-09-12T11:49:34.008964 2023-09-13T04:21:11.085888 text/html text/html 618552 2009-06-03T14:45:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 225346 2009-06-03T14:47:41 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 304253 2024-09-12T11:49:42.276971 application/epub+zip 309592 2024-09-12T11:49:35.928963 application/epub+zip 309591 2024-09-12T11:49:34.824004 application/epub+zip 593329 2024-09-12T11:49:47.348869 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 545723 2024-09-12T11:49:41.393907 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 546266 2022-09-13T12:44:35.532500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 551710 551621 2024-09-12T11:49:33.187937 2023-09-13T04:21:10.297901 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 551489 2009-06-03T14:43:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 212200 2009-06-03T14:43:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 551498 2009-06-03T14:43:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 212195 2009-06-03T14:43:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20869 2024-09-12T11:49:48.575892 application/rdf+xml 24158 2024-09-12T11:49:35.189923 image/jpeg 4995 2024-09-12T11:49:35.003938 image/jpeg 291902 2024-09-12T11:49:34.061934 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