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The Humours of Glasgow Fair and The Comical Song of Auld John Paul.
The chapbook contains two humorous songs in Scots. The first describes the adventures of a group of friends attending a fair in Glasgow, including quite a bit of drinking, eating, dancing, flirting, fighting, and other tom-foolery, including the…
The Humourous Adventure of Jump Jim Crow
"Jump Jim Crow" or "Jim Crow" is a song and dance from 1828 that was done inblackfaceby white minstrel performerThomas Dartmouth (T. D.) "Daddy" Rice. The song is speculated to have been taken fromJim Crow(sometimes called Jim Cuff or Uncle Joe), a…
The History of Whittington and his cat. New and Improved Series, No. 43.
Part of a series of folk and fairy tales printed by the booksellers. A folk tale from London, this story details the rise of Richard Whittington, a historical figure, from friendless orphan to successful businessman, mayor, and knight in London…
The History of Thomas Hickathrift
Wikepedia entry for Thomas Hickathrift: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hickathrift
The History of the Yellow Dwarf. New and Improved Series. No. 47.
Part of a series of fairy tales printed by the booksellers. The first tale included tells the tale of the Yellow Dwarf, a fairy tale with many fantastical elements including fairies, dwarves, griffins, sphinxes, mermaids, and nymphs. The story leaps…
The history of the life and sufferings of Rev. John Welch, sometime minister of the gospel at Ayr.
A short history and biography of the life and death John Welch, a Presbyterian minister in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The chapbook focuses especially on his reputed powers of divination and other supernatural demonstrations, including…
