Three Excellent Songs. Bonny Barbara Allan. Sir Patrick Spence. Lord John's Murder.

Files

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Illustration on title-page of a young woman wearing a hat, dress, and shawl standing before a gate.

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 November 7, 2024, https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/826.

Geolocation

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