Three Excellent Songs. Bonny Barbara Allan. Sir Patrick Spence. Lord John's Murder.
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Title
Three Excellent Songs. Bonny Barbara Allan. Sir Patrick Spence. Lord John's Murder.
Alternative Title
Bonny Barbara Allan
Sir Patrick Spence
Lord John's Murder
Publisher
Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers
Date
1840-1850 per University of Glasgow Union Catalogue of Scottish Chapbooks
Extent
8 pages
16 cm
Identifier
Description
22 printed at bottom of title-page
Woodcut #62: Illustration on title-page of a young woman wearing a hat, dress, and shawl standing before a gate.
Type
ballads & songs
Abstract
A collection of ballads and songs, all featuring certain lords in Scotland. In the first, Sir John Graeme falls sick with love for Barbara Allan, but when she visits him, she rejects him due to a slight he had given her once. Consequently, the young man dies and she goes home declaring that she would die herself on the next day since her lover had died for her. In the second, the king nominates Sir Patrick Spence to sail his vessels, even though the man declares that he has no knowledge of the sea. After spending three months in Norway, Sir Patrick and his men are kicked out, whereupon they sink in a storm on their way back to Scotland. In the last, a lord kills his wife’s brother and tries to flee. Regardless, the wife convinces him to stay and vows to protect him. When the dead man’s kin come hunting the killer, she welcomes them and entertains them while her lover hides, but when she visits him later that evening, he mistakes her for his enemies and stabs her, whereupon he declares he will gladly die himself the next day.
Coverage
Norway
Scotland
Subject
Courtship and Marriage
Crime
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 high quality reproductions, contact Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph. libaspc@uoguelph.ca, 519-824-4120, Ext. 53413
Language
English
Contributor
Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Citation
“Three Excellent Songs. Bonny Barbara Allan. Sir Patrick Spence. Lord John's Murder.,” Scottish Chapbooks, accessed April 25, 2024, https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/826.
