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 16
... give as broad a represen- tation as possible of the range of topics covered by chapbooks , but a much larger volume would be required to do this in any proper or satisfactory fashion . We have tried to convey some sort of picture of the ...
... give as broad a represen- tation as possible of the range of topics covered by chapbooks , but a much larger volume would be required to do this in any proper or satisfactory fashion . We have tried to convey some sort of picture of the ...
Page 118
... give it that support which may be required . The Dispensary has done much good to the poor , but by combining the two institutions , many additional advantages will be gained . In a large manufacturing town like this , the state of ...
... give it that support which may be required . The Dispensary has done much good to the poor , but by combining the two institutions , many additional advantages will be gained . In a large manufacturing town like this , the state of ...
Page 270
... give young men ( who have nothing to depend on but their own merit ) the fairest chance of preferment , and if it has been their loss to have had parents who either could not or would not give them a suitable education , they will have ...
... give young men ( who have nothing to depend on but their own merit ) the fairest chance of preferment , and if it has been their loss to have had parents who either could not or would not give them a suitable education , they will have ...
Contents
Acknowledgements ΙΟ | 9 |
The Chapmen | 41 |
The Folk in their Condition | 65 |
Copyright | |
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