Project Gutenberg 2013-06-12 Public domain in the USA. 199 Swan, Annie S. 1859 1943 Burnett-Smith, A. (Annie) Lyall, David Smith, Burnett, Mrs. Smith, Annie S. The Last of Their Race Produced by Al Haines "The Last of Their Race" by Annie S. Swan is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Isla Mackinnon, a strong and caring young woman who must confront the financial ruin threatening her family estate, the Castle of Achree, due to her brother Malcolm’s reckless behavior and debts. As she grapples with the impending arrival of Malcolm and the potential sale of their ancestral home, Isla's strength and resolve are put to the test. At the start of the novel, Isla is introduced as the primary caretaker of her home and family, navigating a landscape filled with ghosts from the past, both literal and metaphorical. She learns about her brother's imminent return from the army following a disgraceful dismissal, compounding the family's troubles. While she must prepare to shield her ailing father from these harsh truths, Isla also considers renting Achree to a wealthy American family to alleviate their financial woes. The opening sets the stage for a powerful exploration of family loyalty, the weight of ancestral legacy, and the struggle for survival against the backdrop of a declining estate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42926/42926-rst/images/img-cover.jpg Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 718074 2025-08-17T10:15:56.007971 text/html 707876 2024-10-23T16:20:12 text/html 311585 2025-08-17T10:16:11.507918 application/epub+zip 706261 2025-01-17T06:14:45.838877 application/pdf 706262 2025-01-17T06:14:38.907902 application/pdf 331735 2025-08-17T10:16:02.049953 application/epub+zip 331734 2025-08-17T10:15:58.565004 application/epub+zip 501040 2025-08-17T10:16:16.756879 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457889 2025-08-17T10:16:09.140919 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 458550 2022-09-19T15:18:32.484094 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 613077 2025-08-17T10:15:54.815023 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 617740 2013-06-12T09:29:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 613316 2013-06-12T09:30:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 613315 2013-06-12T09:30:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 26055 2025-08-17T10:16:16.909862 application/rdf+xml 600392 2025-08-17T10:15:54.472011 text/x-rst 600392 2013-06-12T09:30:52 text/x-rst 7595 2025-08-17T10:15:59.713936 image/jpeg 1594 2025-08-17T10:15:59.199964 image/jpeg 231947 2013-06-12T09:29:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 231372 2013-06-12T09:30:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 282496 2013-06-12T09:26:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 263706 2013-06-12T09:30:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 231335 2013-06-12T09:30:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 279489 2025-08-17T10:15:56.062955 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