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 329
... side by side , of the tradition of orally learned and transmitted songs , with the desire to have a printed copy , with the latter supplying a more simple explanation for the existence of Gaelic chaps . However , it should be noted that ...
... side by side , of the tradition of orally learned and transmitted songs , with the desire to have a printed copy , with the latter supplying a more simple explanation for the existence of Gaelic chaps . However , it should be noted that ...
Page 372
... side till he got away to the east of Cumlungan Wood , having run nearly ten miles in less than an hour . He then got ... side of the hedge , to make the policemen think he was going into the wood ; then he wheeled round , louted ducked ...
... side till he got away to the east of Cumlungan Wood , having run nearly ten miles in less than an hour . He then got ... side of the hedge , to make the policemen think he was going into the wood ; then he wheeled round , louted ducked ...
Page 408
... side of him with their swords drawn . Allan being only a recruit , felt indignant at such treatment , and resolved to escape at the risk of his life . They reached Boroughbridge before an opportunity presented itself . As they were ...
... side of him with their swords drawn . Allan being only a recruit , felt indignant at such treatment , and resolved to escape at the risk of his life . They reached Boroughbridge before an opportunity presented itself . As they were ...
Contents
Acknowledgements ΙΟ | 9 |
The Chapmen | 41 |
The Folk in their Condition | 65 |
Copyright | |
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