Project Gutenberg 2010-10-27 Public domain in the USA. 58 Wilson, John Mackay 1804 1835 Leighton, Alexander 1800 1874 Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 13 Produced by David Clarke, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 13" by Wilson and Leighton is a collection of historical, traditional, and imaginative stories crafted in the late 19th century. This volume compiles various tales that reflect the rich folklore, culture, and character of the Scottish Borders through engaging narratives that often convey moral lessons or poignant observations about life. The opening story, "The Unknown," sets the tone with a tragic tale of a young Spanish woman found dead, leaving her infant son Christopher May orphaned. The opening of "The Unknown" introduces readers to a heart-wrenching scene where a beautiful, but worn, Spanish woman is discovered lifeless in a farmer's stackyard with her crying infant, Christopher, who is later taken in by Peter and Jenny Thornton. The couple lovingly adopts the boy, and the narrative follows Christopher's growth amid struggles, ultimately hinting at his mysterious parentage indicated by his mother's rings. As Christopher matures, he experiences both the joys of childhood and the harsh realities of orphanhood, especially after the death of Jenny Thornton, who had cared for him like a son. The story explores themes of identity, belonging, and the indomitable spirit of love and kindness in the face of profound loss. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Scottish Borders (Scotland) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 583466 583489 2024-09-14T10:34:00.821319 2023-09-15T05:43:08.207458 text/html text/html 586503 2021-01-07T03:36:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 223704 2021-01-07T03:36:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 295960 2024-09-14T10:34:08.936245 application/epub+zip 302272 2024-09-14T10:34:02.768311 application/epub+zip 302272 2024-09-14T10:34:01.663251 application/epub+zip 575136 2024-09-14T10:34:13.887176 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 562598 2024-09-14T10:34:08.118207 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 562863 2022-09-15T13:54:34.802180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 559263 559165 2024-09-14T10:33:59.808306 2023-09-15T05:43:07.352450 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 559076 2021-01-07T03:36:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 218347 2021-01-07T03:36:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 559073 2021-01-07T03:36:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 218304 2021-01-07T03:36:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20867 2024-09-14T10:34:14.026183 application/rdf+xml 24142 2024-09-14T10:34:02.041227 image/jpeg 4994 2024-09-14T10:34:01.858236 image/jpeg 291923 2024-09-14T10:34:00.876314 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