A short history and biography of William Lithgow, a famous seventeenth-century traveler who was known for having walked further and in more places than any other Scot. This chapbook is presented as an abridged version of an autobiography published…

This tells the tragic tale of a Gill Morice, who is the illegitimate child of the wife of a nearby Baron. He sends for his mother to visit him in the woods, but the Baron, mistaking the summons to be the summons of a young lover, goes himself and…

This tells the tragic tale of Sir Rose, who falls in love with Matilda. Her father, Lord Buchan, objects to the marriage and tells her she will marry Lord Graeme. Sir Rose fights first Graeme’s brother and then is chased down by Graeme himself. While…

A collection of ballads, recitations, and verse, including a death-song of a Native American chief, a martyr’s lament who refuses to leave her husband’s side as he is tortured to death, a humorous song about an aging widow and a dyer, a celebration…

A collection of ballads and songs on a variety of topics, including: the complaint of two old men against a tax on dogs, speaking also in defense on the usefulness of collie dogs; the courtship of a local beauty by young man who, upon being tested…

A biography describing the life, crimes, and many adventures of the Irish rogue, Robert O’Hanlon, who was well known in the 17/18th centuries for his exploits and criminal depredations of the countryside. In a Robin Hood-esque manner, he is credited…