Blind Allan. A Tale, From "Lights and Shadows of Scottish Life."

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Title

Blind Allan. A Tale, From "Lights and Shadows of Scottish Life."

Alternative Title

Sour Milk Wholesale

Publisher

[No Place] : Printed for the Booksellers

Date

1840-1850? per Scottish Chapbook Catalogue, University of Glasgow

Extent

24 pages
15 cm

Identifier

Is Part Of

Chapbook #14 in a bound collection of 20 chapbooks (s0231b06)

Description

69 printed at bottom of title-page

Abstract

An uplifting tale of the power of love in conquering the trials of life. Allen, a young man slowly becomes blind. The blindness causes him to despair, most especially because he feels he must now break off his betrothal to his childhood sweetheart, Fanny. Going against the advice of all family and neighbours, Fanny declares her love and they go ahead and get married anyway. Together, their love, patience, and industriousness actually lead them to increase their fortunes rather than lose it due to Allan’s blindness. They have a happy home, family, and good fortune for many years. Eventually Allan’s sight is restored by an operation, and the family continues to thrive due to the particular virtues cultivated during Allan’s blindness. A short humorous anecdote on the pranks of a couple of local lords in Edinburgh follows.

Coverage

St. Andrew's Square, Edinburgh, Scotland

Subject

Courtship and Marriage
Religion and Ethics
Wit and Humor
health remedies

Source

Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario

Is Referenced By

University of Glasgow Union Catalogue of Scottish Chapbooks http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/chapbooks/search/

Format

JPEGs and PDF derived from master file, which was scanned from the original book in 24-bit color at 600 dpi in TIFF format using an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner.

Rights

In the public domain; For higher quality reproductions, contact Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph. libaspc@uoguelph.ca 519-824-4120, Ext. 53413

Contributor

Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Citation

“Blind Allan. A Tale, From "Lights and Shadows of Scottish Life.",” Scottish Chapbooks, accessed November 8, 2024, https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/678.
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