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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 Scrap-Book: A Selection of the Best Jokes, Puns, Comic Sayings, Jonathanisms, &c., &c
This chapbook contains 24 pages of jokes, anecdotes, and interesting stories. While many of the selections in this chapbook are of the humorous variety the topics have a great deal of range and also contain general interest stories.
Young Lochinvar; To which are added, The Rose of Dunmore, Scottish Whisky, Blythe was She But and Ben, Sleeping Maggie, Shepherds, I Have Lost My Love
A collection of songs, from love stories to drinking songs. The first tells the tale of the Lord of Lochinvar who, after his courtship is rejected by his love’s father, steals the bride right from her wedding. In the second song, a young man meets a…
History of the Sleeping Beauty in the Wood. New and Improved Series, No. 48
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,…
The Anecdote-Book: A Choice Collection of Anecdotes, Jests, Witty Sayings, Bon Mots, &c., &c. Selected From the Best Sources.
A collection of jokes and anecdotes on a variety of topics, containing many stereotypes of people of different nationalities, occupations, class, and gender.
Hodge of the mill: or, an old woman clothed in grey. To which is added, Sorrow and care. Pipes and tobacco. The pleasures of wooing. Send home my heart and eyes
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.…
Mary of Castle-Cary: To which are added, Roslin Ruins, Rob’s Jock, The Lass of Humber-side.
Four ballads about love and women. Some are sad or bitter, others are humorous, but none have happy endings. Mary of Castle-Cary: Two young men fight over the love of the beautiful young Mary who apparently has been kissing them both, if not more.…
History of the life and death of the great warrior Robert Bruce, King of Scotland
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…
