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 53
... doors , ye'll be sae saucy ' . After hearing my sentence from the goodman , expecting no relief but to ly without , yet I perceived when he came out of the barn , he only drew too the door behind him : So when he was gone , I slipt into ...
... doors , ye'll be sae saucy ' . After hearing my sentence from the goodman , expecting no relief but to ly without , yet I perceived when he came out of the barn , he only drew too the door behind him : So when he was gone , I slipt into ...
Page 372
... door from his pocket ; he gave only one blow with the stone and threw it down . Dunbar picked it up , but no more ... door . On getting out at the door he ran round the east corner of the jail wall , and then walked rapidly round ...
... door from his pocket ; he gave only one blow with the stone and threw it down . Dunbar picked it up , but no more ... door . On getting out at the door he ran round the east corner of the jail wall , and then walked rapidly round ...
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... door until his patience was exhausted , he called to Allan , but receiving no answer , he opened the door , and was filled with astonishment on finding the prisoner had vanished ; he never having been one moment from the door ...
... door until his patience was exhausted , he called to Allan , but receiving no answer , he opened the door , and was filled with astonishment on finding the prisoner had vanished ; he never having been one moment from the door ...
Contents
Acknowledgements | 9 |
The Chapmen | 41 |
The Folk in their Condition | 65 |
Copyright | |
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