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 107
... true [ trow ] whan my gran mither heard that , she gat up and ran ben [ through ] to the spence [ larder ] , and ... true ye after a ' but a tupe and a ewe of the highland gaits [ goats ] , it the laird had gotten to gie the lady milk ...
... true [ trow ] whan my gran mither heard that , she gat up and ran ben [ through ] to the spence [ larder ] , and ... true ye after a ' but a tupe and a ewe of the highland gaits [ goats ] , it the laird had gotten to gie the lady milk ...
Page 326
... true poetry ' . The irony of this statement as regards the content of this particular chapbook will be discussed shortly , but if the statement holds true for all of the Gaelic chapbooks , then it would seem that financial gain was not ...
... true poetry ' . The irony of this statement as regards the content of this particular chapbook will be discussed shortly , but if the statement holds true for all of the Gaelic chapbooks , then it would seem that financial gain was not ...
Page 382
... True Story This ' true story ' is reminiscent of many similar accounts . Although there are some recorded instances of body - snatchers robbing graves in the eighteenth century the public became most alarmed during the first thirty ...
... True Story This ' true story ' is reminiscent of many similar accounts . Although there are some recorded instances of body - snatchers robbing graves in the eighteenth century the public became most alarmed during the first thirty ...
Contents
Acknowledgements ΙΟ | 9 |
The Chapmen | 41 |
The Folk in their Condition | 65 |
Copyright | |
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