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100 1 _aWilson, John Mackay,
_d1804-1835
245 1 0 _aWilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 15
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2010-10-27
508 _aProduced by David Clarke, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 15" by Wilson and Leighton is a collection of historical and imaginative narratives written in the late 19th century. This volume presents a tapestry of tales steeped in Scottish folklore, weaving the lives, struggles, and moral lessons inherent to the people of the Borders and Scotland. The stories delve into themes of nostalgia, societal transformation, and the intersection of history and tradition. The opening of the collection introduces the character of Roger Rutherford, a village patriarch who embodies the spirit of his community and its past. As he shares his recollections with a stranger, he paints a vivid picture of his homeland, A----, highlighting its beauty and the changes that have unfolded over the years. He reflects on the impact of whisky and moral degradation, revealing the tension between tradition and progress as the village evolves with the arrival of new influences. Rutherford’s tale serves to evoke a longing for the simplicity of the past while acknowledging the complexities of modernity that challenge the fabric of village life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScottish Borders (Scotland) -- Fiction
700 1 _aLeighton, Alexander,
_d1800-1874
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34152
999 _c74998
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