Michael's Crag

section "Michael's Crag" by Grant Allen is a tale set in the late 1800s, and it examines obligation, sadness, and the heavy feelings tied to losing someone. The story focuses on Walter Tyrrel, a troubled landowner who really hates his family's estate. The story unfolds by revealing the complex relationship Tyrrel has with the beautiful but scary Cornish land, as well as Michael Trevennack, whose sad history still haunts Tyrrel. The story starts with a strained talk between Eustace Le Neve and Walter Tyrrel on a dreary coastal moor, where Tyrrel's negative feelings about the cliffs of Penmorgan become clear, hinting at a past filled with sorrow. As the two friends talk about the area's beauty and Tyrrel's fear of the cliffs, the story suggests a painful past of careless youth leading to permanent results, setting up a story tangled with guilt and destiny as the two friends contemplate what could lie ahead.