This biography tells the life and history of Alexander Peden, a renegade Presbyterian minister after the Restoration. The author focuses specifically on the many instances where Peden was reported to made a prediction or prophecy of upcoming events…
A short history and biography of the life and death of Mary, Queen of Scots, including events such as the murder of David Rizzio, the Kirk of the Field, her precipitous marriage to Lord Bothwell, and her imprisonment and execution under Elizabeth I.…
A brief biography of the famous Covenanter, Donald Cargill, including references to events in his life, his rebellion against Charles II, his ministries as an outlawed preacher, and his capture, conviction, and execution. Excerpts from his sermons…
An Italian prisoner is made to undergo the evilly ingenious torture of imprisonment in an iron room which slowly contracts over several days until he is crushed by the walls of his prison. His thoughts and desperation are described as he realizes his…
This biography tells of the life and death of Robert Burns, dwelling at some length on his virtues and glossing over or even contradicting many of his reported failings. The text includes many excerpts from letters written by Burns or by others in…
Containing two biblical stories on Abraham and Isaac, and Jonah and the Ninevites, followed by an analysis of the religious truths found within the tales.
A collection of some of Burns’ songs, including ‘Green grows the Rashes, O”; “There was a lad was born in Kyle”; “My Nannie, O”; “Kenmure’s on and awa”; “O’ a’ the airts the Wind can blaw”; “For a’ that and a’ that”; “Blythe was she”; “To Mary in…
This is an account of the life of Dennis, a serving man turned robber, who is also a man of conscience and who reforms and renews his relationship with his old master after his capture and imprisonment. He is hung, but is revived through various…
Four tales are included in this chapbook, followed by a single humorous song about a rather intimidating school master. The first story is a tragic love story set during the ’45 rebellion. James Dawson, a young Lowlander who joins the cause of Bonnie…
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