Project Gutenberg 2014-12-15 Public domain in the USA. 115 Sutcliffe, Halliwell 1870 1932 Quilp, Jocelyn Shameless Wayne: A Romance of the last Feud of Wayne and Ratcliffe Produced by Al Haines "Shameless Wayne: A Romance of the last Feud of Wayne and Ratcliffe" by Halliwell Sutcliffe is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds against the backdrop of a fierce family feud on the moors, centered around the titular character, Shameless Wayne, and his family's long-standing rivalry with the Ratcliffes. The narrative introduces themes of love, honor, and vengeance as the characters navigate the tumultuous landscape of their intertwined fates. The opening of the narrative sets a foreboding tone as the Sexton’s wife tolls the death bell for Anthony Wayne, the patriarch of the Wayne family, while expressing contempt for his wife who seems indifferent to his passing. As the storm rages outside, Nell Wayne, his daughter, arrives to mourn her father and prepare for his funeral, revealing her inner turmoil and resolve for revenge against Dick Ratcliffe, who she believes is responsible for her father's death. A moment of tension occurs when Nell decides to confront Ratcliffe directly, armed with a dagger, while also grappling with complicated family dynamics that include her brother Shameless Wayne, who has been drinking and is unaware of the tragedy. The opening chapters effectively engage the reader's interest in the personal and familial struggles that will unfold in the wake of this tragedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Scotland -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Vendetta -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 932627 932569 2024-09-20T04:17:46.104102 2023-09-20T14:23:34.036569 text/html text/html 935625 2014-12-15T20:34:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 476109 2014-12-15T20:34:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 494931 2024-09-20T04:18:13.393459 application/epub+zip 1071811 2024-09-20T04:18:10.490477 application/pdf 917323 2024-09-20T04:17:52.889119 application/pdf 511861 2024-09-20T04:17:57.440057 application/epub+zip 387247 2024-09-20T04:17:49.269133 application/epub+zip 734685 2024-09-20T04:18:20.339481 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 684767 2024-09-20T04:18:06.672556 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 560970 2022-09-21T15:54:56.269075 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 809154 2024-09-20T04:17:44.931117 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 809852 2014-12-15T20:34:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 308973 2014-12-15T20:34:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 795289 2014-12-15T20:34:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 306875 2014-12-15T20:34:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 795287 2014-12-15T20:34:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 306868 2014-12-15T20:34:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 26059 2024-09-20T04:18:20.482479 application/rdf+xml 781848 2024-09-20T04:17:42.571151 2023-09-20T14:23:33.213575 text/x-rst text/x-rst 781848 2014-12-15T20:34:34 text/x-rst 455033 2014-12-15T20:34:34 text/x-rst application/zip 15963 2024-09-20T04:17:54.484079 image/jpeg 2663 2024-09-20T04:17:53.827072 image/jpeg 475444 2024-09-20T04:17:46.185163 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