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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Scotland's Chapbook Heritage, 1750-1850 Edward J. Cowan Michael Paterson. A Young Kintry Laird's Courtship Young , naïve , materialistic country laird woos Jenny by advertising his wealth . The sudden ending is ambiguous . ' Rant ' can ...
Scotland's Chapbook Heritage, 1750-1850 Edward J. Cowan Michael Paterson. A Young Kintry Laird's Courtship Young , naïve , materialistic country laird woos Jenny by advertising his wealth . The sudden ending is ambiguous . ' Rant ' can ...
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... Young Women to trace the inward mind by outward signs . The Welchman is honest and passionate ; The Scot careful and persevering , the Irishman , rascible , amorous , and flattering ; the Englishman , domestic , fond , and feasting . In ...
... Young Women to trace the inward mind by outward signs . The Welchman is honest and passionate ; The Scot careful and persevering , the Irishman , rascible , amorous , and flattering ; the Englishman , domestic , fond , and feasting . In ...
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... young Logie free . She is up to the King's chamber gone , and among his nobles so free ; away , hold away , says our gracious King , no more of your pardons for young Logie . Hold Had you but ask'd me for houses and land , I would have ...
... young Logie free . She is up to the King's chamber gone , and among his nobles so free ; away , hold away , says our gracious King , no more of your pardons for young Logie . Hold Had you but ask'd me for houses and land , I would have ...
Contents
Acknowledgements ΙΟ | 9 |
The Chapmen | 41 |
The Folk in their Condition | 65 |
Copyright | |
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