
IN THREE VOLUMES - VOL. II. - CONTENTS OF VOL. II. - CHAPTER - I. THE STORY TOLD BY IAN II. ROB OF THE ANGELS III. AT THE NEW HOUSE IV. THE BROTHERS V. THE PRINCESS VI. THE TWO PAIRS VII. AN CABRACH MOR VIII. THE STAG'S HEAD IX. ANNIE OF THE SHOP X. THE ENCOUNTER XI. A LESSON XII. NATURE XIII. GRANNY ANGRY XIV. CHANGE XV. LOVE ALLODIAL XVI. MERCY CALLS ON GRANNIE XVII. IN THE TOMB - WHATS'S MINE'S MINE. - CHAPTER I. - THE STORY TOLD BY IAN.
CHAPTER II - ROB OF THE ANGELS.
CHAPTER III - AT THE NEW HOUSE.
CHAPTER IV. - THE BROTHERS.
CHAPTER V. - THE PRINCESS.
CHAPTER VI. - THE TWO PAIRS.
CHAPTER VII. - AN CABRACH MOR.
CHAPTER VIII. - THE STAG'S HEAD.
LOVE'S HISTORY.
THE SUN'S DAUGHTER.
In a quiet, rural landscape a widowed mother, left penniless after her husband's death, must travel back to her native clan with only a handful of children to care for. Her journey is marked by the harsh reality of poverty, yet she carries a quiet faith that steadies her steps. Exhausted and with night falling, she knocks on the door of a wealthy but miserly farmer, hoping for a simple shelter.
The farmer, more interested in gossip than generosity, reluctantly offers her a meager meal and a straw bed in the coldest corner of his house. That night, he awakens to a strange, star‑like light and sees tiny, luminous beings circling the woman's bed, a vision that leaves him both startled and contemplative. When he tells her of the apparition, she calmly interprets it as a visitation from her lost children, revealing a deep, unseen layer of comfort amid hardship.
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (273K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2004-06-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1824–1905
A Scottish writer, poet, and minister whose fairy tales helped shape modern fantasy, he wrote with warmth, spiritual depth, and a gift for wonder. Best known for works like Phantastes, The Princess and the Goblin, and At the Back of the North Wind, he remains a beloved influence on generations of readers and writers.
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