The story revolves around two men from different walks of life who meet at a Scottish castle during the Jacobite rising of 1745. Roslin, an Englishman, and Hawthornden, a Scotsman, engage in philosophical debates about their respective cultures and the nature of reality. Their discussions are interspersed with descriptions of the natural world and the changing seasons.
By Henry Van Dyke · First published 1903 · Genre: Poetry, Nature Writing, Religious