Project Gutenberg 2013-09-27 Public domain in the USA. 104 Black, William 1841 1898 White Wings: A Yachting Romance, Volume I Produced by Al Haines "White Wings: A Yachting Romance, Volume I" by William Black is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a group of characters embarking on a yachting trip, led by the Laird of Denny-mains, and introduces central figures such as Mary Avon, who is navigating her own emotional landscape while entwined with the other passengers. The novel likely explores themes of romance, social status, and character development within the picturesque settings of the Scottish coast. The beginning of the narrative sets the stage on a quay with a crowd eagerly anticipating the arrival of a steamer carrying a special guest, Mary Avon, who has just finished caring for a sick relative in Edinburgh. As we are introduced to the Laird and his entourage, their thoughts and conversations reveal expectations about Mary, who is described as charming yet physically fragile. Their growing excitement soon transforms into a heartfelt reception as they eagerly welcome her despite some initial surprise at her appearance. This initial chapter intricately lays the groundwork for future interactions among the characters and hints at budding connections and complexities that will unfold throughout their journey together on the yacht, "White Dove". (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43828/43828-rst/images/img-cover.jpg en Yachting -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 358965 358918 2024-09-18T11:16:37.175184 2023-09-19T07:09:28.622700 text/html text/html 361823 2013-09-27T17:08:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 292857 2013-09-27T17:08:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 323859 2024-09-18T11:16:51.336629 application/epub+zip 487510 2024-09-18T11:16:49.696656 application/pdf 361483 2024-09-18T11:16:40.958654 application/pdf 330628 2024-09-18T11:16:43.283653 application/epub+zip 201030 2024-09-18T11:16:38.777202 application/epub+zip 417573 2024-09-18T11:16:54.768600 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394182 2024-09-18T11:16:47.612627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265176 2022-09-20T04:22:37.500853 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294176 2024-09-18T11:16:36.518245 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 294377 2013-09-27T17:09:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 114170 2013-09-27T17:09:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 292843 2013-09-27T17:09:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 113921 2013-09-27T17:09:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 292847 2013-09-27T17:09:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 113898 2013-09-27T17:09:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 25797 2024-09-18T11:16:54.920770 application/rdf+xml 279855 2024-09-18T11:16:35.583192 2023-09-19T07:09:28.186640 text/x-rst text/x-rst 279855 2013-09-27T17:09:26 text/x-rst 277651 2013-09-27T17:09:26 text/x-rst application/zip 6384 2024-09-18T11:16:41.664655 image/jpeg 1794 2024-09-18T11:16:41.326656 image/jpeg 301687 2024-09-18T11:16:37.208173 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