Will O The Mill

Will, a boy adopted by a miller and his wife, grows into a solitary man who continues to run his parents' mill. He learns to love the minister's daughter and asks for her hand in marriage. Marjory accepts but then withdraws, and after three years marries another. After Marjory calls Will to her deathbed, Will grows a reputation as a wise man. Many years later, Will receives a visitor at the mill.

Will O' the Mill by Robert Louis Stevenson

"Will o' the Mill" from Robert Louis Stevenson. Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer famous for his novels of adventure, romance, and horror (1850-1894).

Will owns an inn and a mill with his adoptive parents. One day, he meets a stranger who tells him he should not yearn for the vast outside world but rather be content with the rural life he was born into. You will love this existential tale. Excerpt: You wish to possess them, in order to think no more about them.

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