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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... Allan was chosen umpire . After firing a number of shots , they laid down their fire - locks , when Allan asked the reason of it ? ' Because out shot is all done ' , was the reply . ' But surely you have one charge left for me to try my ...
... Allan was chosen umpire . After firing a number of shots , they laid down their fire - locks , when Allan asked the reason of it ? ' Because out shot is all done ' , was the reply . ' But surely you have one charge left for me to try my ...
Page 408
... Allan . The officer promised to divide his winnings with two corporals and two sergeants , to whom Allan was especially entrusted . One corporal walked before , and the other followed after , with their muskets loaded ; while a sergeant ...
... Allan . The officer promised to divide his winnings with two corporals and two sergeants , to whom Allan was especially entrusted . One corporal walked before , and the other followed after , with their muskets loaded ; while a sergeant ...
Page 409
... Allan viewed the wound with deep emotion , and then looking at the drummer , he exclaimed with a minstrel's pride , ' Ye ha'e spoiled the best pipe - hand in England ' . Allan was now completely conquered , the sergeant conducted him to ...
... Allan viewed the wound with deep emotion , and then looking at the drummer , he exclaimed with a minstrel's pride , ' Ye ha'e spoiled the best pipe - hand in England ' . Allan was now completely conquered , the sergeant conducted him to ...
Contents
Acknowledgements | 9 |
The Folk in their Condition | 65 |
Trades and Occupations | 130 |
Copyright | |
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Allan Allan Ramsay appear auld baith ballads bawbee bonny booksellers boys Burns century chap chapbooks chapman chapmen cries de'il door drink Dumfries e'er East Lothian Edinburgh English fair Falkirk father fouk frae friends Gaelic gang Glasgow goodman goodwife Graham Greenock Greig-Duncan Haggart hame hand head heart Highland Hogmanay Inveraray Irish Jack James John King kirk Laird lass lassie Leith live Logie Maggy mair maun merry mind morning ne'er Neil Dewar never night NOBLEMAN o'er Paisley Peter M'Craw poem poor popular printed printer published Ramsay Robert Burns Robert Fergusson Robert Gilfillan Robertson Rothbury Saltmarket Scotland Scots Magazine Scottish sergeant soldiers song sowens Stirling sweet tell thee There's took town Wallace weather weel wife wind wives woman wonderful ye're young
Bibliographic information
| Title | Folk in Print: Scotland's Chapbook Heritage, 1750-1850 |
| Author | Edward J. Cowan |
| Editors | Edward J. Cowan, Michael Paterson |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | John Donald, 2007 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 24 May 2008 |
| ISBN | 1904607519, 9781904607519 |
| Length | 438 pages |
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