Project Gutenberg 1995-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 243 Stevenson, Robert Louis 1850 1894 Stevenson, R. L. (Robert Louis) Weir of Hermiston: An Unfinished Romance Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weir_of_Hermiston Transcribed from the 1913 Chatto and Windus edition by David Price "Weir of Hermiston: An Unfinished Romance" by Robert Louis Stevenson is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in a Scottish moorland setting, focusing on themes of familial duty, social morality, and the contrasts between the characters' inner lives and their public personas. The central characters include Lord Justice-Clerk Adam Weir, his frail wife Jean, and their son Archie, whose evolving perspectives on justice, compassion, and authority lay the groundwork for the narrative. At the start of the book, the narrative introduces the tumultuous backdrop of the Weir family, revealing Jean's lineage and Adam Weir's authoritative but unloving nature. The opening chapters depict the strained dynamics of their marriage, characterized by Jean's meekness clashing with Adam's brusque demeanor and staunch adherence to duty. Archie, their son, is caught in the crossfire of his parents' contrasting values. The story hints at Archie's struggle to forge his own identity and grapple with his father's harsh judgments, notably regarding issues of justice represented by Adam's role as a judge. As tensions build, particularly surrounding the moral implications of capital punishment, readers are invited into a story rich with conflict and emotional depth, setting the stage for Archie's eventual quest for reconciliation and self-discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fathers and sons -- Fiction Domestic fiction Young men -- Fiction Country life -- Fiction Scotland -- Fiction Judges -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: British Literature 313714 2025-07-01T05:10:48.886916 text/html 320798 2010-11-07T13:22:42 text/html 142229 2010-11-07T13:26:14 text/html application/zip 228500 2025-07-01T05:10:55.915862 application/epub+zip 230043 2025-07-01T05:10:52.155852 application/epub+zip 190040 2025-07-01T05:10:50.960880 application/epub+zip 417621 2025-07-01T05:10:58.851919 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395362 2025-07-01T05:10:55.139879 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322044 2022-09-01T05:36:43.206633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299143 2025-07-01T05:10:48.277878 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 298929 2010-11-07T13:22:05 text/plain; charset=utf-8 118529 2010-11-07T13:26:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 294152 2010-11-07T13:26:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 117839 2010-11-07T13:26:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21923 2025-07-01T05:10:59.001861 application/rdf+xml 15658 2025-07-01T05:10:51.451857 image/jpeg 3628 2025-07-01T05:10:51.204913 image/jpeg 225762 2025-07-01T05:10:48.918913 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