Project Gutenberg 1995-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 200 Stevenson, Robert Louis 1850 1894 Stevenson, R. L. (Robert Louis) The Merry Men, and Other Tales and Fables The merry men -- Will o' the mill -- Markheim -- Thrawn Janet -- Olalla -- The treasure of Franchard. David Price "The Merry Men, and Other Tales and Fables" by Robert Louis Stevenson is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The opening story, "The Merry Men," introduces readers to a richly atmospheric setting in the Scottish Hebrides, where themes of isolation, superstition, and the sea's treachery play a significant role. The protagonist, Charles Darnaway, discovers a family legacy tied to shipwrecks and hidden treasures, which intertwines with his feelings for his cousin Mary Ellen and their shared family history. The opening of "The Merry Men" sets the scene with Charles traveling to Aros, a remote island owned by his uncle, Gordon Darnaway. He reflects on family history, local legends, and the mysterious allure of the sea, particularly the treacherous Merry Men, a group of dangerous waves notorious for shipwrecks. As he arrives, he observes changes brought about by a recent shipwreck and the uneasy atmosphere surrounding his uncle and Mary Ellen. A sense of foreboding looms as he learns of surfacing dreams of treasure tied to an Armada ship that was lost long ago, prompting moral reflections on the implications of greed, loss, and the supernatural that seem to haunt Aros and its inhabitants. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Boys -- Fiction Treasure troves -- Fiction Paranormal fiction Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 487565 487577 2024-09-01T05:10:20.522283 2023-10-01T04:58:31.048767 text/html text/html 503320 2021-05-17T09:05:12 text/html 186939 2021-05-17T09:09:59 text/html application/zip 246311 2024-09-01T05:10:27.541177 application/epub+zip 249283 2024-09-01T05:10:22.191228 application/epub+zip 249283 2024-09-01T05:10:21.225214 application/epub+zip 455508 2024-09-01T05:10:31.788172 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438948 2024-09-01T05:10:26.818202 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439199 2022-09-01T05:26:07.318620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468425 468431 2024-09-01T05:10:19.936223 2023-10-01T04:58:30.534782 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 468299 2021-05-17T09:09:09 text/plain; charset=utf-8 182282 2021-05-17T09:09:35 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19092 2024-09-01T05:10:31.928141 application/rdf+xml 15233 2024-09-01T05:10:21.606186 image/jpeg 3677 2024-09-01T05:10:21.408236 image/jpeg 239069 2024-09-01T05:10:20.569186 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