Folk in Print: Scotland's Chapbook Heritage, 1750-1850John Donald, 2007 - 438 pages Though they represent a great unmined treasure-trove of history, literature and popular culture, chapbooks have been incomprehensibly and disgracefully ignored. This title presents a study of this form of publication. |
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Page 17
... appear over two different songs or poems , or the same work might appear under several different titles . As a result the authors of much chapbook material are adrift in obscurity and it remains a matter of considerable research even to ...
... appear over two different songs or poems , or the same work might appear under several different titles . As a result the authors of much chapbook material are adrift in obscurity and it remains a matter of considerable research even to ...
Page 88
... appear red at its rising or setting , two or three Times successively , it generally forebodes some stormy Weather ... appear of a scarlet Red , at or near the Setting of the Sun , it is a sure sign of fair Weather ; but if they ...
... appear red at its rising or setting , two or three Times successively , it generally forebodes some stormy Weather ... appear of a scarlet Red , at or near the Setting of the Sun , it is a sure sign of fair Weather ; but if they ...
Page 126
... appear , indeed , that , instead of there being any general cure for the toothache , every body would require to have his own cure ; for though certain preparations have been found effectual in certain cases , nothing is so common as to ...
... appear , indeed , that , instead of there being any general cure for the toothache , every body would require to have his own cure ; for though certain preparations have been found effectual in certain cases , nothing is so common as to ...
Contents
Acknowledgements ΙΟ | 9 |
The Folk in their Condition | 65 |
Trades and Occupations | 130 |
Copyright | |
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