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 55
... hard traveling , being so wet last night , and they would go on well enough if they had travelled a mile or two . Now the Highlandmen laught at me the night before , when they lay down in the bed I was to have ; but I laught as much to ...
... hard traveling , being so wet last night , and they would go on well enough if they had travelled a mile or two . Now the Highlandmen laught at me the night before , when they lay down in the bed I was to have ; but I laught as much to ...
Page 135
... hard heart of the exciseman completely fruitless , the poor man paid down the sum demanded , and got a regular acknowledgement for the same ; and the officer , having put the money in his pocket , haughtily desired that he might be put ...
... hard heart of the exciseman completely fruitless , the poor man paid down the sum demanded , and got a regular acknowledgement for the same ; and the officer , having put the money in his pocket , haughtily desired that he might be put ...
Page 383
... hard - working man . It happened one evening that Tam , in going home , met with an old crony of his , who vehemently pressed him to adjourn to a favourite haunt of their's to wit a well frequented taproom in the neighbourhood . As Tam ...
... hard - working man . It happened one evening that Tam , in going home , met with an old crony of his , who vehemently pressed him to adjourn to a favourite haunt of their's to wit a well frequented taproom in the neighbourhood . As Tam ...
Contents
Acknowledgements ΙΟ | 9 |
The Chapmen | 41 |
The Folk in their Condition | 65 |
Copyright | |
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