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 Project Gutenberg 2010-10-27 Public domain in the USA. 146 Wilson, John Mackay 1804 1835 Leighton, Alexander 1800 1874 Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 15 Produced by David Clarke, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 15" by Wilson and Leighton is a collection of historical and imaginative narratives written in the late 19th century. This volume presents a tapestry of tales steeped in Scottish folklore, weaving the lives, struggles, and moral lessons inherent to the people of the Borders and Scotland. The stories delve into themes of nostalgia, societal transformation, and the intersection of history and tradition. The opening of the collection introduces the character of Roger Rutherford, a village patriarch who embodies the spirit of his community and its past. As he shares his recollections with a stranger, he paints a vivid picture of his homeland, A----, highlighting its beauty and the changes that have unfolded over the years. He reflects on the impact of whisky and moral degradation, revealing the tension between tradition and progress as the village evolves with the arrival of new influences. Rutherford’s tale serves to evoke a longing for the simplicity of the past while acknowledging the complexities of modernity that challenge the fabric of village life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Scottish Borders (Scotland) -- Fiction PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 578596 2025-08-14T05:10:30.807673 text/html 581056 2021-01-07T03:37:09 text/html 321344 2025-08-14T05:10:40.174694 application/epub+zip 326942 2025-08-14T05:10:34.623647 application/epub+zip 289116 2025-08-14T05:10:33.140703 application/epub+zip 635108 2025-08-14T05:10:44.583633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 615525 2025-08-14T05:10:39.295626 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 553221 2022-09-15T13:55:12.510480 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 557034 2025-08-14T05:10:30.170717 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 556857 2021-01-07T03:37:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 556849 2021-01-07T03:37:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20683 2025-08-14T05:10:44.727600 application/rdf+xml 24214 2025-08-14T05:10:33.654659 image/jpeg 4991 2025-08-14T05:10:33.397677 image/jpeg 215830 2021-01-07T03:37:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 220481 2021-01-07T03:37:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 215804 2021-01-07T03:37:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 315866 2025-08-14T05:10:30.852697 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia