Project Gutenberg 2004-12-22 Public domain in the USA. 235 Lang, John 1849 1917 Lang, Jean 1867 1932 Lang, Jeanie Stories of the Border Marches Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Aaron Reed and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Stories of the Border Marches" by John Lang and Jean Lang is a historical collection of tales drawn from the folklore of the English-Scottish border, likely written in the early 20th century. The work delves into various legends and stories tied to the tumultuous history of the borderlands, spotlighting characters such as supernatural figures and infamous outlaws. The narratives blend reality and myth, exploring themes of bravery, drama, and the supernatural amidst a backdrop of war-torn landscapes. The opening of the collection begins with a preface that reflects on the charm of these old stories, lamenting their overshadowing by modernity. The first tale, "The White Lady of Blenkinsopp," introduces readers to a haunting legend of a woman who brought treasure with her to an ancient castle but suffered a tragic love story, leading to her disappearance and the folklore that followed. The tale intertwines elements of intrigue and the supernatural as it unfolds the history of the castle, the violent lives of its past inhabitants, and the spectral figure that haunts it. This captivating blend of history and myth immediately immerses readers in the rich tapestry of border lore that characterizes the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Scottish Borders (Scotland) -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: British Literature 553005 2025-07-06T09:38:44.824985 text/html 552982 552864 2024-11-06T12:50:00.599963 2023-09-07T03:35:24.683860 text/html text/html 296246 2025-07-06T09:38:52.715912 application/epub+zip 302976 2025-07-06T09:38:47.681963 application/epub+zip 293400 2025-07-06T09:38:46.540957 application/epub+zip 531952 2025-07-06T09:38:56.823880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 498117 2025-07-06T09:38:52.004927 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454012 2022-09-07T16:19:00.739324 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 522320 2025-07-06T09:38:44.435982 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 502580 2024-10-28T21:29:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17907 2025-07-06T09:38:56.950874 application/rdf+xml 15689 2025-07-06T09:38:47.034922 image/jpeg 3852 2025-07-06T09:38:46.785939 image/jpeg 291353 2025-07-06T09:38:44.869959 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog