A collection of ballads and songs, most of which focus on the themes of love lost and found. The first song is a the lament of a shepherd whose love chooses to go into service before marrying him; when she finds her new life more to her liking, she…

The chapbook contains two songs, the first of which tells the story of a spoiled young man who runs away from his apprenticeship in Sheffield to London, where he is convinced to enter into service under a young mistress who takes him to Holland.…

A collection of Valentine’s Day poems separated into two sections, one for men writing to women, and one for women writing to men. This convenient arrangement probably allowed individual readers to select the appropriate poems for their own use.

This chapbook contains 24 pages of jokes, anecdotes, and interesting stories. While many of the selections in this chapbook are of the humorous variety the topics have a great deal of range and also contain general interest stories.

Sixth part in a series of chapbooks on Scottish ballads. Author, tune, and composer are noted where known. Includes a total of thirty-three ballads on a variety of topics, including songs of war, the Highlands, death and mourning, humour, drinking,…

A collection of humorous anecdotes, jokes, stories, epitaphs, prayers, and more, many of which feature disparaging remarks against Highlanders, Irishmen, women, children, the lower classes, and others. This chapbook is part of a collection that has…