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Life of Napoleon Bonaparte; Containing a correct account of his early education, his military career, his overthrow at Waterloo, his exile, and death. New and Improved Series No. 28
A short biography of the life, career, and death of Napolean Bonaparte, with a focus on his military achievements.
The Scottish minstrel containing a selection of the most popular songs of Scotland. as sung by Wilson, Templeton, &c. Sixth Series
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,…
History of the Kings and Queens of England and Scotland; From the Reign of James the First to Victoria. The First Part II: George the Fourth
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…
Spouter's Companion. Outalissi's Death Song How-d'ye-do and Goodbye Gertrude Von De Wart Billy Dip Tell's Speech The Country Schoolmaster Alonzo the Brave The Old Man, his Son, and Ass On the Downfall of Poland The Fate of Richmond the Spy Parody on Lord Ullin's Daughter Hohenlinden
A collection of ballads, recitations, and other items. Topics include: a death-song of a Native American chief; a playful song about saying hello and goodbye; a martyr’s lament who refuses to leave her husband’s side as he is tortured to death; a…
Storys of Prince Lupin, Yellow Dwarf, and the Three Wishes.
This chapbook contains three popular fairy tales, including Prince Lupin and the White Cat, The Yellow Dwarf, and the Three Wishes. The first tale follows the adventures of the youngest son of a king who has instructed his sons to find him various…
Three Excellent Songs. Bonny Barbara Allan. Sir Patrick Spence. Lord John's Murder.
A collection of ballads and songs, all featuring certain lords in Scotland. In the first, Sir John Graeme falls sick with love for Barbara Allan, but when she visits him, she rejects him due to a slight he had given her once. Consequently, the young…
The Fause Knicht and other Fancies
A collection of short poems and stories on a variety of topics, including a conversation between a bully (fause knight) and a school boy, a number of coercions in trying to teach an old woman to whistle, a humorous story of a man coming home to find…
Rashie Coat
A reprint of a story taken from Robert Chambers’s Popular Rhymes of Scotland. In this variation of a Cinderella tale, Rashie-Coat is a king’s daughter who does not wish to marry the man chosen for her. She seeks the advice of an old hen-wife, who…
The Marriage of Robin Redbreast and The Wren
A short folktale taken from Robert Chambers’s Popular Rhymes of Scotland, purportedly based on a recitation of Mrs. Begg, Robert Burns’ sister, and attributed to Burns himself (8). The story tells the tale of a robin who cheerfully bypasses several…
Scotland on Freedom
A collection of excerpts drawn from a variety of chronicles and histories in medieval and early modern Scottish literature, such as John Barbour and John Fordun, presented with short annotations by the editor. Collectively, the excerpts have been…
