# The Portent and Other Stories Author: MacDonald, George, 1824-1905 Genre: Category: Short Stories Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8913 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Portent+and+Other+Stories+MacDonald&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary My father belonged to the widespread family of the Campbells, and possessed a small landed property in the north of Argyll. But although of long descent and high connection, he was no richer than many a farmer of a few hundred acres. For, with the exception of a narrow belt of arable land at its foot, a bare hill formed almost the whole of his possessions. The sheep ate over it, and no doubt found it good; I bounded and climbed all over it, and thought it a kingdom. From my very childhood, I had rejoiced in being alone. The sense of room about me had been one of my greatest delights. Hence, when my thoughts go back to those old years, it is not the house, nor the family room, nor that in... ## Chapters - [Chapter 27](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-portent-and-other-stories-8913/chapters/27/index.md) - [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-portent-and-other-stories-8913/chapters/3/index.md) - [Chapter 20](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-portent-and-other-stories-8913/chapters/20/index.md) - [Chapter 16](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-portent-and-other-stories-8913/chapters/16/index.md) - [Chapter 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-portent-and-other-stories-8913/chapters/10/index.md) - [Chapter 15](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-portent-and-other-stories-8913/chapters/15/index.md) - [Chapter 23](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-portent-and-other-stories-8913/chapters/23/index.md) - [Chapter 22](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-portent-and-other-stories-8913/chapters/22/index.md) - [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-portent-and-other-stories-8913/chapters/1/index.md) - [Chapter 26](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-portent-and-other-stories-8913/chapters/26/index.md) - [Chapter 17](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-portent-and-other-stories-8913/chapters/17/index.md) - [Chapter 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-portent-and-other-stories-8913/chapters/11/index.md) - [Chapter 25](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-portent-and-other-stories-8913/chapters/25/index.md) - [Chapter 21](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-portent-and-other-stories-8913/chapters/21/index.md) - [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-portent-and-other-stories-8913/chapters/2/index.md) - [Chapter 24](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-portent-and-other-stories-8913/chapters/24/index.md) - [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-portent-and-other-stories-8913/chapters/4/index.md) - [Chapter 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-portent-and-other-stories-8913/chapters/9/index.md) - [Chapter 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-portent-and-other-stories-8913/chapters/12/index.md) - [Chapter 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-portent-and-other-stories-8913/chapters/7/index.md) - [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-portent-and-other-stories-8913/chapters/5/index.md) - [Chapter 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-portent-and-other-stories-8913/chapters/6/index.md) - [Chapter 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-portent-and-other-stories-8913/chapters/8/index.md) - [Chapter 19](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-portent-and-other-stories-8913/chapters/19/index.md) - [Chapter 18](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-portent-and-other-stories-8913/chapters/18/index.md) - [Chapter 13](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-portent-and-other-stories-8913/chapters/13/index.md) - [Chapter 14](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-portent-and-other-stories-8913/chapters/14/index.md) - [Chapter 28](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-portent-and-other-stories-8913/chapters/28/index.md)