Project Gutenberg 2016-04-18 Public domain in the USA. 137 Various Verschillende Various, Various Chambers, Robert 1802 1871 Chambers, R. (Robert) Chambers, William 1800 1883 Chambers, W. (William) Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 728, December 8, 1877 Reading ease score: 57.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Susan Skinner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 728, December 1877" is a periodical publication that offers short stories, literary commentary, and various articles on scientific and artistic topics, likely produced in the late 19th century. One of the featured stories in this issue is "The Hidden Box: A Tale of the Covenanters," which centers on the plight of the Scottish Covenanters during a time of persecution, focusing on the life of James MacWilliam and his family as they navigate challenges of faith, love, and survival. The opening of the story introduces James MacWilliam, a farmer driven from his home to a secluded moorland farm named Hillfoot due to religious persecution. As he settles in with his wife and children, the narrative unfolds over a decade, detailing the family dynamics and struggles they face, including the illness and eventual death of James's wife. With the family adapting to their stark life, their son John grows into a responsible figure, while their daughter Barbara maintains a close friendship with Janet, the daughter of a neighboring farmer. Conflict arises when John wishes to propose to Janet, only to find himself entangled in a challenge presented by her father regarding family wealth and property. The intrigue deepens with the mention of a hidden treasure linked to a fugitive and potential adventures ahead, setting the stage for the unfolding drama amidst their harsh realities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Periodicals AP Text Chambers's Edinburgh Journal Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Science - General 136293 136085 2025-02-20T15:26:09.411854 2023-09-22T10:51:57.053575 text/html text/html 133099 2016-04-17T20:41:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 257017 2016-04-17T20:41:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 270075 2025-02-20T15:26:12.004843 application/epub+zip 269978 2025-02-20T15:26:09.951852 application/epub+zip 121769 2025-02-20T15:26:09.632829 application/epub+zip 339452 2025-02-20T15:26:13.853800 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324212 2025-02-20T15:26:11.712900 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163708 2022-09-23T15:11:10.945260 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 125405 125320 2024-10-21T14:03:53.745165 2023-09-22T10:51:56.835489 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 125619 2016-04-17T20:41:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 49871 2016-04-17T20:41:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21110 2025-02-20T15:26:13.992798 application/rdf+xml 27701 2025-02-20T15:26:09.701867 image/jpeg 3059 2025-02-20T15:26:09.666837 image/jpeg 258861 2025-02-20T15:26:09.429838 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