Folk in Print: Scotland's Chapbook Heritage, 1750-1850Though 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 62
And here I sold a bone comb and a napkin , for she believed such a douse [ kindly ] lad as I , had no hand in making her boy burn the bone comb . The next house I came into , there was a very little taylor , sitting on a table ...
And here I sold a bone comb and a napkin , for she believed such a douse [ kindly ] lad as I , had no hand in making her boy burn the bone comb . The next house I came into , there was a very little taylor , sitting on a table ...
Page 216
... and lay aside whining or solemn protestations ; kiss them till their ears crack , and when you find a convenient time and place , warm them with caresses , squeezing their hand , gently treading on their toes ; and when you kiss ...
... and lay aside whining or solemn protestations ; kiss them till their ears crack , and when you find a convenient time and place , warm them with caresses , squeezing their hand , gently treading on their toes ; and when you kiss ...
Page 338
Under pretence of transmitting the full authority into the hands of the successful candidate , he next demanded the ... a written indemnity should be given at the hand of the Scottish nobles , freeing him from all share of blame .
Under pretence of transmitting the full authority into the hands of the successful candidate , he next demanded the ... a written indemnity should be given at the hand of the Scottish nobles , freeing him from all share of blame .
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Contents
Acknowledgements | 9 |
The Folk in their Condition | 65 |
Trades and Occupations | 130 |
Copyright | |
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Allan appear auld began body boys called carried century chap chapbooks chapman clothes collection coming cries death door drink East Lothian Edinburgh English entered fair father fell four friends Gaelic give Glasgow Haggart hand head hear heard heart Jack James John keep King land lass leave live look Maggy means mind morning never night o'er pass person play poem poor popular present printed published reached remained Robertson round Saltmarket Scotland Scots Scottish shillings ship side soldiers song soon sure taken tell There's thing thought till took town true turn Wallace weather whole wife wind woman wonderful young
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| 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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