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 Project Gutenberg 2012-05-22 Public domain in the USA. 88 Wilson, John Mackay 1804 1835 Leighton, Alexander 1800 1874 Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 18 Produced by David Clarke, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 18" by Wilson and Leighton is a collection of historical fiction and imaginative tales written in the late 19th century. This volume features stories steeped in Scottish folklore, history, and tradition, including notable characters such as Sir William Wallace and Thomas de Longoville, the latter a pirate turned knight seeking redemption. The tales aim to evoke the spirit of Scotland during tumultuous historical periods, blending legend and reality. The opening of this volume presents a gripping narrative titled "Thomas of Chartres," set in the spring of 1298 with a Scottish vessel caught in the fog of the Irish Channel. The crew, including a young nobleman named Clelland and the formidable Sir William Wallace, are alerted to the presence of the pirate Thomas of Chartres, leading to a tense confrontation at sea. As the narrative unfolds, it introduces themes of honor, bravery, and the complexity of human character, particularly in the portrayal of a once noble knight turned pirate, hinting at deeper backstories and moral dilemmas that intertwine with the rich tapestry of Scottish history. As the characters prepare for battle, the excitement and tension set up an engaging premise for the stories that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Scottish Borders (Scotland) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 597197 597206 2024-09-16T16:08:12.979401 2023-09-17T10:23:32.047334 text/html text/html 603106 2012-05-22T15:08:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 255872 2012-05-22T15:08:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 342016 2024-09-16T16:08:21.387361 application/epub+zip 348177 2024-09-16T16:08:14.963409 application/epub+zip 313617 2024-09-16T16:08:13.837370 application/epub+zip 625601 2024-09-16T16:08:26.606283 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 581563 2024-09-16T16:08:20.442355 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 547261 2022-09-18T08:22:56.257686 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 560893 560796 2024-09-16T16:08:12.187410 2023-09-17T10:23:31.284373 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 560813 2012-05-22T15:08:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 216824 2012-05-22T15:08:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 560804 2012-05-22T15:08:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 216794 2012-05-22T15:08:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20866 2024-09-16T16:08:26.750271 application/rdf+xml 24191 2024-09-16T16:08:14.198342 image/jpeg 5008 2024-09-16T16:08:14.017363 image/jpeg 324834 2024-09-16T16:08:13.034375 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia