Project Gutenberg 1995-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 391 Stevenson, Robert Louis 1850 1894 Stevenson, R. L. (Robert Louis) The Merry Men, and Other Tales and Fables Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merry_Men_and_Other_Tales_and_Fables The merry men -- Will o' the mill -- Markheim -- Thrawn Janet -- Olalla -- The treasure of Franchard. David Price "The Merry Men, and Other Tales and Fables" by Robert Louis Stevenson is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The opening story, "The Merry Men," introduces readers to a richly atmospheric setting in the Scottish Hebrides, where themes of isolation, superstition, and the sea's treachery play a significant role. The protagonist, Charles Darnaway, discovers a family legacy tied to shipwrecks and hidden treasures, which intertwines with his feelings for his cousin Mary Ellen and their shared family history. The opening of "The Merry Men" sets the scene with Charles traveling to Aros, a remote island owned by his uncle, Gordon Darnaway. He reflects on family history, local legends, and the mysterious allure of the sea, particularly the treacherous Merry Men, a group of dangerous waves notorious for shipwrecks. As he arrives, he observes changes brought about by a recent shipwreck and the uneasy atmosphere surrounding his uncle and Mary Ellen. A sense of foreboding looms as he learns of surfacing dreams of treasure tied to an Armada ship that was lost long ago, prompting moral reflections on the implications of greed, loss, and the supernatural that seem to haunt Aros and its inhabitants. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Boys -- Fiction Treasure troves -- Fiction Paranormal fiction Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: British Literature 487710 2025-07-01T05:03:05.856114 text/html 503320 2021-05-17T09:05:12 text/html 186939 2021-05-17T09:09:59 text/html application/zip 269879 2025-07-01T05:03:13.709065 application/epub+zip 272609 2025-07-01T05:03:08.819149 application/epub+zip 263845 2025-07-01T05:03:07.652114 application/epub+zip 483823 2025-07-01T05:03:17.526102 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 467215 2025-07-01T05:03:12.986092 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439199 2022-09-01T05:26:07.318620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468425 2025-07-01T05:03:05.377174 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 468299 2021-05-17T09:09:09 text/plain; charset=utf-8 182282 2021-05-17T09:09:35 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19555 2025-07-01T05:03:17.651066 application/rdf+xml 15210 2025-07-01T05:03:08.144102 image/jpeg 3670 2025-07-01T05:03:07.895112 image/jpeg 259466 2025-07-01T05:03:05.895167 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