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 31
... poet of no mean talent who sold to newspapers and magazines . On occasion he hawked his own chapbooks , notably The Wanderer of the West ( Glasgow 1856 ) and he sold songs to The Poet's Box ( see below ) . He eventually took the pledge ...
... poet of no mean talent who sold to newspapers and magazines . On occasion he hawked his own chapbooks , notably The Wanderer of the West ( Glasgow 1856 ) and he sold songs to The Poet's Box ( see below ) . He eventually took the pledge ...
Page 38
... Poet's Royal Yankee Press , at the Poet's Box , the Grand Temple of the Muse ! The boast and pride of millions ! The attraction of the cities ! The glory of the Nations ! And the luminary of the World ! No.6 St. Andrews Lane , off ...
... Poet's Royal Yankee Press , at the Poet's Box , the Grand Temple of the Muse ! The boast and pride of millions ! The attraction of the cities ! The glory of the Nations ! And the luminary of the World ! No.6 St. Andrews Lane , off ...
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... poet has here brought to sell you . Now , ye Fair , if ye choose any piece to peruse , With pleasure I'll instantly show it ; If the Pedlar should fail to be favour'd with sale , Then I hope you'll encourage the Poet . ( Hunter 1983 ...
... poet has here brought to sell you . Now , ye Fair , if ye choose any piece to peruse , With pleasure I'll instantly show it ; If the Pedlar should fail to be favour'd with sale , Then I hope you'll encourage the Poet . ( Hunter 1983 ...
Contents
Acknowledgements ΙΟ | 9 |
The Chapmen | 41 |
The Folk in their Condition | 65 |
Copyright | |
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