Project Gutenberg 2012-06-17 Public domain in the USA. 71 Scotus, Johannes The Weird of the Wentworths: A Tale of George IV's Time, Vol. 2 Produced by Mirjam, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Weird of the Wentworths: A Tale of George IV's Time, Vol. 2" by Johannes Scotus is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The story unfolds amidst the backdrop of early 19th-century Scotland, weaving a tale rich in intrigue, romance, and the consequences of personal ambition and conflict. At the center of the narrative is Edward L'Estrange, a convict grappling with his desire for freedom against the yearning for love, particularly toward Ellen Ravensworth. The opening of the book introduces a gripping scene in which L'Estrange contemplates his escape from prison, torn between the chains of his sentence and his longing to see Ellen one last time. Meanwhile, the Captain, another key character, orchestrates L'Estrange's escape amid the stormy night, setting off a series of events that intertwine their fates and hint at the darker undercurrents of love and revenge. As the narrative shifts to a festive gathering at the Towers where the aristocracy rejoices over an upcoming marriage, tensions rise when a duel breaks out, leading to tragic consequences that resonate throughout the household. The chapter sets the stage for themes of love, fate, and the eerie notion of a family curse, leaving readers eager to explore how these threads will unravel in the complex tapestry of the Wentworths' lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39983/39983-h/images/cover.jpg en Conduct of life -- Fiction Great Britain -- History -- George IV, 1820-1830 -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 504849 504859 2024-09-16T17:32:50.647757 2023-09-17T11:41:45.156006 text/html text/html 508607 2012-06-17T11:47:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 437824 2012-06-17T11:47:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 447819 2024-09-16T17:32:57.375726 application/epub+zip 455552 2024-09-16T17:32:51.722782 application/epub+zip 273004 2024-09-16T17:32:51.053755 application/epub+zip 507527 2024-09-16T17:33:01.917670 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488571 2024-09-16T17:32:56.713704 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397365 2022-09-18T10:06:51.397337 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 473363 473145 2024-09-16T17:32:49.771735 2023-09-17T11:41:44.327016 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 473187 2012-06-17T11:47:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 187174 2012-06-17T11:47:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 473187 2012-06-17T11:47:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 187120 2012-06-17T11:47:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20192 2024-09-16T17:33:02.056679 application/rdf+xml 16003 2024-09-16T17:32:51.148750 image/jpeg 1684 2024-09-16T17:32:51.100816 image/jpeg 437936 2024-09-16T17:32:50.698790 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