The History of Thomas Hickathrift
Files
Title
The History of Thomas Hickathrift
Publisher
Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers
Date
1840-1850? University of Glasgow Union Catalogue of Scottish Chapbooks
Extent
24 pages
Identifier
Is Part Of
Chapbook #16 in a bound collection of 34 chapbooks
Description
75. printed at bottom of title-page. There is a variant with 'viii. 7' printed bottom right of the title page.
Type
fairytale/folk lore
Abstract
Wikepedia entry for Thomas Hickathrift: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hickathrift
This folk tale tells the story of Thomas Hickathrift, an extremely large and lazy man with the strength of twenty men, and his many adventures fighting giants, playing sports, and others.
Coverage
England
Subject
Chapbooks - Scotland - Glasgow
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
“The History of Thomas Hickathrift,” Scottish Chapbooks, accessed November 7, 2024, https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/734.
