Project Gutenberg 2010-03-10 Public domain in the USA. 62 Wilson, John Mackay 1804 1835 Leighton, Alexander 1800 1874 Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 03 E-text prepared by David Clarke, Joseph R. Hauser, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 03" by Wilson and Leighton is a collection of historical, traditionary, and imaginative tales likely written during the late 19th century. This volume includes various stories that delve into the rich folklore and cultural narratives of the Scottish borders, exploring themes of grief, revenge, and familial ties. An important focus in the opening narrative is on the characters of a widow facing the loss of her family and a fisherman caught in a longstanding feud. The beginning of this volume introduces us to a somber tale beginning with a description of a harsh, storm-laden landscape, setting a melancholic mood. The narrative follows a widow whose life has crumbled after the tragic loss of her husband and son in a maritime accident. As she struggles with grief, the story also intertwines the lives of an old fisherman and his son, who find themselves in a cabin during a tempest, revealing past conflicts with the widow's late husband. The text emphasizes the emotional toll of loss and the intertwined fates of individuals caught in the turbulent waters of history and personal vendettas, hinting at a resurgence of hope and retribution that may unfold as the tale progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Scottish Borders (Scotland) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 594515 594376 2024-09-13T11:03:15.437183 2023-09-14T05:23:50.309471 text/html text/html 593871 2010-03-10T13:07:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 223798 2010-03-10T13:09:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 306721 2024-09-13T11:03:23.795099 application/epub+zip 311537 2024-09-13T11:03:17.513134 application/epub+zip 311537 2024-09-13T11:03:16.357120 application/epub+zip 587246 2024-09-13T11:03:28.804069 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 552365 2024-09-13T11:03:22.872134 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 552187 2022-09-14T13:52:43.214286 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 558064 557970 2024-09-13T11:03:14.692136 2023-09-14T05:23:49.431465 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 557842 2010-03-10T12:57:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 215869 2010-03-10T12:57:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 557858 2010-03-10T12:57:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 215855 2010-03-10T12:57:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20874 2024-09-13T11:03:28.950064 application/rdf+xml 24149 2024-09-13T11:03:16.716151 image/jpeg 4996 2024-09-13T11:03:16.535135 image/jpeg 293595 2024-09-13T11:03:15.492127 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