Project Gutenberg 2006-12-07 Public domain in the USA. 254 Dougall, L. (Lily) 1858 1923 Dougall, Lily The Mermaid: A Love Tale E-text prepared by Robert Cicconetti, Martin Pettit, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net/) from page images generously made available by Early Canadiana Online (http://www.canadiana.org/cihm/) "The Mermaid: A Love Tale" by L. Dougall is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set on the north-west coast of Prince Edward's Island and primarily follows the life of Caius Simpson, a thoughtful and sensitive young man who is deeply affected by the struggles of those around him, especially after witnessing a tragic event involving a local family. As he grapples with his own emotions and a sense of nobility, the novel explores themes of love, loss, and the extraordinary in everyday life. The opening of the book introduces Caius as he reflects on his upbringing and the strict morals implanted by his father. During a fishing trip, he encounters a bleak farm and becomes entangled in the despair of the farmer's wife, who is later revealed to have committed a horrific act. This encounter catalyzes Caius's journey of self-discovery, revealing his inclination towards empathy and his desire to connect with those suffering around him. As he witnesses the repercussions of the tragedy, Caius is drawn into a world filled with emotional turbulence, foreshadowing his eventual relationship with the intriguing figure of the mermaid that symbolizes both beauty and the complexities of love. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Physicians -- Fiction Prince Edward Island -- Fiction Canada -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Iles-de-la-Madeleine (Québec) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Romance Category: Novels 529597 2025-08-08T11:41:34.177182 text/html 539516 2006-12-07T17:00:45 text/html 279385 2025-08-08T11:41:43.126135 application/epub+zip 280541 2025-08-08T11:41:36.617156 application/epub+zip 280541 2025-08-08T11:41:35.137165 application/epub+zip 522406 2025-08-08T11:41:48.173127 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468153 2025-08-08T11:41:41.993149 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 399746 2022-09-09T12:30:38.775523 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 484944 2025-08-08T11:41:33.228218 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 484414 2006-12-07T16:52:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 484430 2006-12-07T16:52:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20975 2025-08-08T11:41:48.316127 application/rdf+xml 13972 2025-08-08T11:41:35.643164 image/jpeg 4042 2025-08-08T11:41:35.391174 image/jpeg 184276 2006-12-07T16:52:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 193400 2006-12-07T17:01:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 184237 2006-12-07T16:52:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 258955 2025-08-08T11:41:34.218163 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 en.wikipedia