Project Gutenberg 2014-09-30 Public domain in the USA. 97 Wilson, John Mackay 1804 1835 Leighton, Alexander 1800 1874 Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 19 Produced by David Clarke and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 19" by Wilson and Leighton is a collection of fictional narratives that reflect the historical and cultural essence of the Scottish Borders, written during the late 19th century. The volume includes various stories that intertwine traditional Scottish themes with imaginative storytelling, showcasing characters dealing with personal and societal challenges in that era. The opening portion of the work introduces the character of Gustavus M'Iver, a large but good-hearted man who served as a soldier in the Peninsula War. Following his military service, he unexpectedly finds himself smitten with a petite milliner, Julia Briggs, and decides to marry her. As the narrative unfolds, it humorously explores Gustavus's struggles with both his new bride's domestic inexperience and her love for alcohol, leading to a series of unconventional and comedic attempts to manage their marriage. The light-hearted tone hints at deeper themes of love, domestic life, and the challenges of personal relationships set against the backdrop of 19th-century Scottish society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Scottish Borders (Scotland) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 604129 604138 2024-09-19T14:57:43.250563 2023-09-20T10:56:03.018551 text/html text/html 610432 2014-09-30T15:00:36 text/html; charset=utf-8 264641 2014-09-30T15:02:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 287383 2024-09-19T14:57:50.419517 application/epub+zip 292506 2024-09-19T14:57:44.374565 application/epub+zip 292505 2024-09-19T14:57:43.834581 application/epub+zip 454677 2024-09-19T14:57:55.351478 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 413180 2024-09-19T14:57:49.822523 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 413347 2022-09-21T11:08:36.996610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 560419 2024-09-19T14:57:42.457558 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 568685 2014-09-30T15:00:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 217669 2014-09-30T15:02:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 560612 2014-09-30T15:01:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 216611 2014-09-30T15:02:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 560668 2014-09-30T15:01:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 216570 2014-09-30T15:02:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22157 2024-09-19T14:57:55.490468 application/rdf+xml 12373 2024-09-19T14:57:43.909555 image/jpeg 2116 2024-09-19T14:57:43.873547 image/jpeg 268080 2024-09-19T14:57:43.307533 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 en.wikipedia