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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The Calgow Ghost , included in this anthology , was ' printed for the author ' so far anonymous . James MacFarlan ( 1832-1862 ) was known as ' the Pedlar Poet , who , but for the utter abjectness and lack of gaiety in his constitution ...
The Calgow Ghost , included in this anthology , was ' printed for the author ' so far anonymous . James MacFarlan ( 1832-1862 ) was known as ' the Pedlar Poet , who , but for the utter abjectness and lack of gaiety in his constitution ...
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Both had humble origins , advancing through hard graft , while utilising primitive printing presses . ... He noted that in 1801 , between 8 February and 18 March , he printed 48,000 halfpenny books followed by 12,000 penny ones .
Both had humble origins , advancing through hard graft , while utilising primitive printing presses . ... He noted that in 1801 , between 8 February and 18 March , he printed 48,000 halfpenny books followed by 12,000 penny ones .
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creating a ' popular literature ' in written or printed form for Gaelic , and that despite its small size and possibly , minimal circulation ( only a ' little trout ' ) , the chap should still be considered to be a legitimate ' book ...
creating a ' popular literature ' in written or printed form for Gaelic , and that despite its small size and possibly , minimal circulation ( only a ' little trout ' ) , the chap should still be considered to be a legitimate ' book ...
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Contents
Acknowledgements | 9 |
The Folk in their Condition | 65 |
Trades and Occupations | 130 |
Copyright | |
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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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