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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No , no , cries the goodwife , he's no be here the night . Dear good - wife , said I , what ails you at me ? a d - l [ devil ] be here , an ' ye be here the night , said she ; ho , ho , said I , but I'm here first , and first com'd ...
No , no , cries the goodwife , he's no be here the night . Dear good - wife , said I , what ails you at me ? a d - l [ devil ] be here , an ' ye be here the night , said she ; ho , ho , said I , but I'm here first , and first com'd ...
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broad sword should fail him , if a chapman lay there that night . They took our bed , and made us sit by the fire all night : I put on a great many peats , and when the drovers were fast asleep , I put on a big brass pan full of water ...
broad sword should fail him , if a chapman lay there that night . They took our bed , and made us sit by the fire all night : I put on a great many peats , and when the drovers were fast asleep , I put on a big brass pan full of water ...
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On the contrary , if the Morning be clear , and the Sub be afterwards overshadowed with Clouds , and a small Shower fall about ten o'clock , you may expect more showers before Night . If the Sun set under a thick black Cloud , it is ...
On the contrary , if the Morning be clear , and the Sub be afterwards overshadowed with Clouds , and a small Shower fall about ten o'clock , you may expect more showers before Night . If the Sun set under a thick black Cloud , it is ...
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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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