Project Gutenberg 2013-11-27 Public domain in the USA. 1193 Barbour, John 1395 Mackenzie, W. M. (William Mackay) 1871 1952 Mackenzie, William Mackay The Bruce Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brus Produced by Henry Flower and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Bruce" by John Barbour is a historical narrative poem written in the late 14th century. The work chronicles the life and deeds of King Robert the Bruce, particularly focusing on the Scottish Wars of Independence against England. The narrative highlights themes of valor, perseverance, and the struggle for Scottish identity during a tumultuous historical period. At the start of "The Bruce," the author sets a tone of earnestness and purpose, declaring his intention to recount the true events and valorous exploits of significant Scottish figures, notably King Robert the Bruce and Sir James Douglas. The narrative introduces the discord among the Scottish lords over the succession to the throne following the death of King Alexander, leading to the eventual decision to call upon King Edward of England for arbitration. The opening establishes the complex political dynamics and the immediate threats to Scottish autonomy, foreshadowing the dramatic conflicts and martial endeavors that will unfold as Bruce rises to prominence in his quest for freedom. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44292/44292-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Robert I, King of Scots, 1274-1329 -- Poetry Scotland -- History -- Robert I, 1306-1329 -- Poetry Scotland -- Kings and rulers -- Poetry DA PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Poetry Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 1940940 2025-08-18T03:54:46.071508 text/html 1956160 2024-10-23T20:02:52 text/html 609966 2025-08-18T03:56:16.260589 application/epub+zip 642173 2025-08-18T03:55:17.129356 application/epub+zip 637792 2025-08-18T03:55:01.293477 application/epub+zip 1366298 2025-08-18T03:56:37.549500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1077549 2025-08-18T03:55:47.617240 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1068194 2022-09-20T08:05:06.446102 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1169494 2025-08-18T03:54:36.714545 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1149670 2024-10-23T20:02:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18249 2025-08-18T03:56:37.841456 application/rdf+xml 15799 2025-08-18T03:55:01.860441 image/jpeg 3184 2025-08-18T03:55:01.587429 image/jpeg 559029 2025-08-18T03:54:46.187929 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 en.wikipedia