This is the second part of a two-part series on the kings and queens on England and Scotland, beginning here with James I and the Union of the Crowns, and ending with the current reign of Victoria I. Cromwell is included as Lord Protector. Also of…

A short biography and history of Robert the Bruce, focusing especially on his role in the First War of Scottish Independence and the famous Battle of Bannockburn. This chapbook is one of a series of histories and biographies of notable Scottish…

Part of a series of fairy tales printed by the booksellers. The first tale presented tells the classic tale of Sleeping Beauty with a few twists, including the continuation of the story after the Prince rescues the Sleeping Beauty. In this version,…

A collection of short ballads and songs on a variety of topics. The first is a humorous song in which an old woman harries a young man into marrying her daughter after he impregnates her, to which he agrees in exchange for her naming him as her heir.…

A collection of several short songs on a variety of topics, including: a toast to the Highland militia; a plea to placate the anger and venomous speech of a married woman; the love a young woman bears for a particular young man who her parents do not…

The subject of this ballad is parental opposition to the lovers, Jemmy and Nancy. Returning to England from a forced voyage to Barbados, Jemmy is pushed overboard by a fellow crewman on instructions from Nancy’s father. His ghost appears to Nancy,…