Project Gutenberg 2013-09-25 Public domain in the USA. 135 Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret) 1828 1897 Oliphant, Margaret Oliphant Wilson Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant Olyphant, Mrs. Oliphant, M. O. W. (Margaret Oliphant Wilson) Oliphant, Mrs. Margaret Oliphant, Mrs. Wilson, Margaret Merkland; or, Self Sacrifice Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "Merkland; or, Self Sacrifice" by Mrs. Oliphant is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around Anne Ross, who grapples with her family’s dark past and the arrival of a new character, Alison Aytoun, who is connected to that tragic history. The book explores themes of honor, self-sacrifice, and the emotional turmoil that comes from familial ties and secrets. The opening of "Merkland" introduces us to the troubled dynamics within the Ross family, focusing on Anne, who is tormented by the knowledge of her brother Norman’s past crimes. As secrets unravel, the tension escalates with the impending arrival of Alison Aytoun, the daughter of the man who was killed due to Norman's actions. Through conversations with her stepmother, Mrs. Ross, Anne reveals her anguish and sense of duty while foreshadowing the emotional conflicts that will arise as the story unfolds. The chapter sets the tone for deeper explorations of guilt, familial loyalty, and the impacts of the past on the present as Anne prepares to confront her complicated feelings and relationships amid societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43811/43811-h/images/cover.jpg en Scotland -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1039007 1038906 2025-01-17T08:19:00.251606 2023-09-19T07:04:18.847583 text/html text/html 1057630 2013-09-25T10:32:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 1064448 2013-09-25T10:32:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1089534 2025-01-17T08:19:02.440600 application/epub+zip 1105205 2025-01-17T08:19:01.645585 application/epub+zip 480399 2025-01-17T08:19:00.963601 application/epub+zip 1384305 2024-12-18T11:26:49.827197 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1330043 2024-12-18T11:26:40.742128 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 709019 2022-09-20T04:15:08.992160 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 979209 979046 2024-10-18T11:24:24.503839 2023-09-19T07:04:16.939549 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 979074 2013-09-25T10:30:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 375684 2013-09-25T10:32:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 979069 2013-09-25T10:30:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 375654 2013-09-25T10:32:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22060 2025-01-17T08:19:02.565571 application/rdf+xml 18871 2025-01-17T08:19:01.062582 image/jpeg 2353 2025-01-17T08:19:01.013622 image/jpeg 1065930 2025-01-17T08:19:00.361620 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