Project Gutenberg 2013-09-27 Public domain in the USA. 196 Black, William 1841 1898 White Wings: A Yachting Romance, Volume I Produced by Al Haines "White Wings: A Yachting Romance, Volume I" by William Black is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a group of characters embarking on a yachting trip, led by the Laird of Denny-mains, and introduces central figures such as Mary Avon, who is navigating her own emotional landscape while entwined with the other passengers. The novel likely explores themes of romance, social status, and character development within the picturesque settings of the Scottish coast. The beginning of the narrative sets the stage on a quay with a crowd eagerly anticipating the arrival of a steamer carrying a special guest, Mary Avon, who has just finished caring for a sick relative in Edinburgh. As we are introduced to the Laird and his entourage, their thoughts and conversations reveal expectations about Mary, who is described as charming yet physically fragile. Their growing excitement soon transforms into a heartfelt reception as they eagerly welcome her despite some initial surprise at her appearance. This initial chapter intricately lays the groundwork for future interactions among the characters and hints at budding connections and complexities that will unfold throughout their journey together on the yacht, "White Dove". (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43828/43828-rst/images/img-cover.jpg Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Yachting -- Fiction PR Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 351879 2025-08-17T15:10:30.150423 text/html 336683 2024-10-23T18:48:01 text/html 324086 2025-08-17T15:10:39.483844 application/epub+zip 487510 2025-01-17T08:21:02.072534 application/pdf 361481 2025-01-17T08:20:57.545542 application/pdf 330606 2025-08-17T15:10:33.998263 application/epub+zip 201005 2025-08-17T15:10:31.858285 application/epub+zip 417539 2025-08-17T15:10:42.584791 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394182 2025-08-17T15:10:37.953788 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265176 2022-09-20T04:22:37.500853 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292647 2025-08-17T15:10:29.505296 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 294377 2013-09-27T17:09:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 292843 2013-09-27T17:09:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 292847 2013-09-27T17:09:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 26271 2025-08-17T15:10:42.743728 application/rdf+xml 279855 2025-08-17T15:10:29.339348 text/x-rst 279855 2013-09-27T17:09:26 text/x-rst 6384 2025-08-17T15:10:32.594286 image/jpeg 1794 2025-08-17T15:10:32.162278 image/jpeg 114170 2013-09-27T17:09:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 113921 2013-09-27T17:09:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 292857 2013-09-27T17:08:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 277651 2013-09-27T17:09:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 113898 2013-09-27T17:09:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 295305 2025-08-17T15:10:30.182277 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