Project Gutenberg 2010-03-24 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 11 Produced by David Clarke, Woodie4 and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 11" by Wilson and Leighton is a collection of historical, traditional, and imaginative stories written in the late 19th century. This volume features various tales that reflect the culture and narratives from the Scottish borders, showcasing the lives and experiences of characters from diverse backgrounds and circumstances. The opening of the collection introduces readers to "The Dominie's Class," narrated by an old schoolmaster, Mr. Grierson, who fondly recalls his past students, culminating in the poignant story of "Solitary Sandy." As Mr. Grierson shares anecdotes about his former pupils, he highlights the contrasts in their fates, revealing themes of ambition, love, and loss as he recounts the trajectory of Sandy's life—from a promising scholar with a gift for poetry to a tragic figure haunted by unfulfilled potential and the loss of his beloved, Ann. This intimate and nostalgic narrative sets the tone for the rest of the collection, inviting readers to reflect on the complexities of personal relationships and the passage of time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Scottish Borders (Scotland) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 605670 605679 2024-09-13T11:41:42.028859 2023-09-14T05:57:13.496470 text/html text/html 611910 2021-01-06T08:42:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 228132 2021-01-06T08:42:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 308640 2024-09-13T11:41:50.646342 application/epub+zip 315095 2024-09-13T11:41:44.097889 application/epub+zip 315096 2024-09-13T11:41:42.925905 application/epub+zip 598429 2024-09-13T11:41:55.777309 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 559443 2024-09-13T11:41:49.677318 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 559151 2022-09-14T14:41:49.438377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 568773 568679 2024-09-13T11:41:41.130880 2023-09-14T05:57:12.637453 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 568917 2021-01-06T08:42:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 219069 2021-01-06T08:42:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 568913 2021-01-06T08:42:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 219035 2021-01-06T08:42:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20863 2024-09-13T11:41:55.919306 application/rdf+xml 24086 2024-09-13T11:41:43.289853 image/jpeg 4993 2024-09-13T11:41:43.105885 image/jpeg 294511 2024-09-13T11:41:42.082858 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