Project Gutenberg 2014-02-28 Public domain in the USA. 94 Murison, Alexander Falconer 1847 1934 Murison, A. F. (Alexander Falconer) Sir William Wallace Famous Scots Series, 22 Produced by sp1nd, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) “Sir William Wallace” by Alexander Falconer Murison is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the life and legacy of Sir William Wallace, a national hero and freedom fighter in Scotland, detailing his contributions to the fight against English aggression during the Wars of Scottish Independence. The opening of the book establishes a somber historical backdrop, focusing on the political turmoil in Scotland following the death of King Alexander III. It describes the precarious state of the Scottish monarchy and the turmoil that ensues as various factions vie for power, setting the stage for the rise of William Wallace. The narrative introduces the struggles faced by the Scots under English rule and hints at Wallace's eventual emergence as a symbol of resistance. This portion primes the reader for an exploration of Wallace's early life, motivations, and the socio-political challenges he faced, all essential to understanding his role in Scotland's quest for independence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45035/45035-h/images/cover.jpg en Wallace, William, Sir, -1305 Revolutionaries -- Scotland -- Biography Nationalists -- Scotland -- Biography Guerrillas -- Scotland -- Biography Scotland -- History -- Wallace's Rising, 1297-1304 DA Text Famous Scots Series Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General 376872 376880 2024-09-19T03:45:44.718549 2023-09-19T15:01:31.418364 text/html text/html 376829 2014-02-27T23:09:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 290959 2014-02-27T23:10:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 314398 2024-09-19T03:45:51.029620 application/epub+zip 318926 2024-09-19T03:45:46.010564 application/epub+zip 215452 2024-09-19T03:45:45.380626 application/epub+zip 429191 2024-09-19T03:45:54.883515 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405094 2024-09-19T03:45:50.363547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302276 2022-09-20T14:43:14.378472 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337353 2024-09-19T03:45:44.124559 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 337167 2014-02-27T23:09:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 129196 2014-02-27T23:10:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 337141 2014-02-27T23:09:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 129130 2014-02-27T23:10:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 337135 2014-02-27T23:09:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 129061 2014-02-27T23:10:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23153 2024-09-19T03:45:55.019600 application/rdf+xml 18227 2024-09-19T03:45:45.475674 image/jpeg 2469 2024-09-19T03:45:45.428580 image/jpeg 291541 2024-09-19T03:45:44.755645 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