Project Gutenberg 1995-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 78 Stevenson, Robert Louis 1850 1894 Stevenson, R. L. (Robert Louis) Weir of Hermiston: An Unfinished Romance Transcribed from the 1913 Chatto and Windus edition by David Price "Weir of Hermiston: An Unfinished Romance" by Robert Louis Stevenson is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in a Scottish moorland setting, focusing on themes of familial duty, social morality, and the contrasts between the characters' inner lives and their public personas. The central characters include Lord Justice-Clerk Adam Weir, his frail wife Jean, and their son Archie, whose evolving perspectives on justice, compassion, and authority lay the groundwork for the narrative. At the start of the book, the narrative introduces the tumultuous backdrop of the Weir family, revealing Jean's lineage and Adam Weir's authoritative but unloving nature. The opening chapters depict the strained dynamics of their marriage, characterized by Jean's meekness clashing with Adam's brusque demeanor and staunch adherence to duty. Archie, their son, is caught in the crossfire of his parents' contrasting values. The story hints at Archie's struggle to forge his own identity and grapple with his father's harsh judgments, notably regarding issues of justice represented by Adam's role as a judge. As tensions build, particularly surrounding the moral implications of capital punishment, readers are invited into a story rich with conflict and emotional depth, setting the stage for Archie's eventual quest for reconciliation and self-discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fathers and sons -- Fiction Domestic fiction Young men -- Fiction Country life -- Fiction Scotland -- Fiction Judges -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 313578 313486 2024-09-01T05:18:19.059308 2023-10-01T05:05:16.042716 text/html text/html 320798 2010-11-07T13:22:42 text/html 142229 2010-11-07T13:26:14 text/html application/zip 203697 2024-09-01T05:18:24.683259 application/epub+zip 205497 2024-09-01T05:18:20.682279 application/epub+zip 184083 2024-09-01T05:18:19.714280 application/epub+zip 391228 2024-09-01T05:18:27.858226 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368951 2024-09-01T05:18:24.003278 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322044 2022-09-01T05:36:43.206633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294357 294308 2024-09-01T05:18:18.448308 2023-10-01T05:05:15.478748 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 298929 2010-11-07T13:22:05 text/plain; charset=utf-8 118529 2010-11-07T13:26:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 294152 2010-11-07T13:26:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 117839 2010-11-07T13:26:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21342 2024-09-01T05:18:28.007220 application/rdf+xml 15717 2024-09-01T05:18:20.063276 image/jpeg 3655 2024-09-01T05:18:19.889264 image/jpeg 202344 2024-09-01T05:18:19.093275 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