Project Gutenberg 2010-02-16 Public domain in the USA. 142 Stevenson, Robert Louis 1850 1894 Stevenson, R. L. (Robert Louis) The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. 22 Juvenilia and Other Papers The Pentland Rising -- Sketches -- College Papers -- Notes and Essays Chiefly of the Road -- Criticisms -- An Appeal to the Clergy of the Church Of Scotland -- The Charity Bazaar -- The Light-Keeper -- On a New Form of Intermittent Light for Lighthouses -- On the Thermal Influence of Forests -- Essays of travel -- Stevenson at play -- The Davos Press -- Moral tales. E-text prepared by Marius Masi, Jonathan Ingram, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. 22" by Stevenson is a collection of essays and historical reflections written in the late 19th century. This volume focuses on particular events in Scottish history, particularly the Pentland Rising of 1666, which signifies a revolt against oppressive governance. It explores themes of persecution, rebellion, and the human spirit in the context of Scotland's past, presenting both narrative and analytical elements. At the start of this volume, the author discusses the causes of the Pentland Rising, detailing the oppressive circumstances faced by Nonconformists in Scotland, particularly regarding the harsh penalties for absenteeism from state-sanctioned church services. Stevenson vividly depicts the dire situation of individuals like John Neilson, whose hardships are emblematic of the broader suffering experienced by many at the time. The tension escalates with a specific incident where soldiers mistreat an elderly man, igniting the rebellion led by local figures like Captain Andrew Gray. This opening portion sets a dramatic tone, revealing both the historical facts and the emotional weight behind them, hinting at the subsequent developments of the uprising that would be explored in later chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English literature -- 19th century PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature 634888 634678 2024-09-13T09:14:41.030715 2023-09-14T03:48:16.556179 text/html text/html 641870 2010-02-16T11:19:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1532643 2010-02-16T11:23:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1645118 2024-09-13T09:14:54.699631 application/epub+zip 1651504 2024-09-13T09:14:45.086666 application/epub+zip 312279 2024-09-13T09:14:43.374705 application/epub+zip 2003994 2024-09-13T09:15:02.076591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1982916 2024-09-13T09:14:53.156676 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 460665 2022-09-14T11:12:02.232786 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 551857 551758 2024-09-13T09:14:39.401755 2023-09-14T03:48:15.104154 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 551939 2010-02-16T11:12:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 220996 2010-02-16T11:12:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 552062 2010-02-16T11:12:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 220879 2010-02-16T11:12:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20445 2024-09-13T09:15:02.248572 application/rdf+xml 25269 2024-09-13T09:14:43.782676 image/jpeg 4495 2024-09-13T09:14:43.575677 image/jpeg 1605233 2024-09-13T09:14:41.193693 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