Download or read book Scottish Life and Character in Anecdote and Story Classic Reprint written by William Harvey and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-18 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Scottish Life and Character in Anecdote and Story Scotland is proverbial -for its wit and humour, and the writer who seeks to illustrate Scottish character with stories drawn from the everyday life of the people is not likely to lament a lack of apposite material. Since Dean Ramsay issued his evergreen and unexcelled Remini scences many volumes on the subject have been published, but these, for the most part, are indiscriminate collections of jokes which, while they bear witness to the truth that Scotland is a land of humour, do little or nothing to illustrate native character. The present writer aims at supplementing the work of the genial Dean of Edinburgh rather than at following the col lectors of concocted witticisms. His endeavour is to illustrate the main features of our Scottish life, and he gives the anecdotes exactly as he found them - without comment or observation - leaving them to speak for themselves. The shrewdness, the wit, and the humour of the nation are treated in the volume which, the author hopes, will form a not-altogether valueless contribution to the literature of anecdote and story that pertains to the Land 0' Cakes, and will afford pleasure as well to the Scot at home as to the Scot abroad. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character written by E.B. Ramsay and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-06-25 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1861.
Download or read book Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character Classic Reprint written by E. B. Ramsay and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character Scottish Life and Character, might, in fact, almost have been issued as a new work, so much are the former materials enlarged by the introduc tion of fresh anecdotes, kindly contributed from various quarters, by the account of Scottish pro verbs, and by Other additions. The field of inquiry for such reminiscences is very extensive, and I am convinced is far from being yet exhausted. But I fear the labourers are growing few. We are constantly hearing of the death of some person who, it is said, was possessed of a rich store of. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Scottish Life and Character in Anecdote and Story 1911 written by William Harvey and published by . This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Download or read book Scottish Life and Character in Anecdote and Story written by William Harvey and published by General Books. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1899 Original Publisher: E. Mackay Subjects: National characteristics, Scottish Scottish wit and humor Scotland History / Europe / General History / Europe / Great Britain Humor / General Travel / Europe / Great Britain Travel / Europe / Ireland Notes: This is an OCR reprint of the original rare book. There may be typos or missing text and there are no illustrations. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.
Download or read book Irish Life and Humour in Anecdote and Story Classic Reprint written by William Harvey and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Irish Life and Humour in Anecdote and Story "Scottish Life and Character in Anecdote and Story" was received with so much favour, alike by press and public, that the author formed the idea of preparing a similar volume illustrative of the wit and humour so characteristic of the Land of the Shamrock. This has now been done, and the author hopes that the book will be as cordially welcomed as was the earlier work. In its preparation many volumes dealing with the subject have been laid under contribution. Newspaper and magazine articles have been drawn upon freely. Of his indebtedness to all these the author here makes due acknowledgment. His endeavour has been to illustrate the main features of Irish character, and as a general rule he has given the anecdotes exactly as he found them - without comment or observation - leaving them to speak for themselves. A notable feature of the book is the series of splendid illustrations in colour. The pictures are reproduced with remarkable fidelity from studies by the late Erskine Nicol, R.S.A., the Scottish painter, who was so eminently successful in his interpretation of Irish life and character. The author hopes that the volume - compiled by a Scot, and illustrated by a Scot - will give pleasure to Irishmen at home and abroad, as well as to many who cannot claim to have been born in the Emerald Isle. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Scottish Life and Character Classic Reprint written by William Sanderson and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Scottish Life and Character The scenes presented in these pages do not profess to be a complete survey of social life in Scotland; but it may be claimed for them that, in their subject-matter, they are typical of the Scottish nation. There are peers in Scotland, as well as peasants, castles as well as cottages; and the habits of thought and manner among the classes of the North differ as much as they differ in England, or in any other ancient civilisation. Still, as Disraeli said, it is the humble in our realm that is most abiding in national characteristics; which thought is the justification, should any be deemed necessary, for these pages. The List of Illustrations contains the names of the owners of the paintings which have been reproduced in this volume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Religious Anecdotes of Scotland Classic Reprint written by William Adamson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Religious Anecdotes of Scotland There has been of late a great desire to enter upon the study, more or less minutely, of the particulars of indi vidual lives. This has risen, in the main, from a motive worthy of all praise. It has been said that the proper study of mankind is man, and in harmony with this idea, the desire has been developed, to know the details of the lives of those who have really lived, and who have made an impression on the minds of their contemporaries. Hence the numerous biographies, and volumes similar to the present, which have made their appearance. It is somewhat difficult to define an Anecdote, and yet most people know it when it is placed before them. The word anecdote does not now bear its original significance, which was a secret history, something unedited and un published. On the contrary it means the reverse Of this. It is not a story, nor a description, nor yet a connected series of stories. Taken, in its manifest and more correct form, as now understood, it is a particular, separated in eident, Of an interesting nature, which is a complete unity in itself. It thus presents a complete mental picture, and like pictures generally, is Of a nature to arrest attention and instruct. Those who have a cultivated mind can at once discriminate an anecdote from what is like it, and will be able to appreciate what it makes known, while others do not trouble themselves about its nature, but seek to understand what it means. But all have a liking for the detached fact, which makes them feel that they can see deeper into the working of the human soul, and understand the emotions and motives which rule there. This gives the anecdote an attractive power, which cul ture does not destroy, but refine, and which is common to man as man. Scotch literature abounds with anecdotes of all kinds, and all degrees Of excellency. This was to be expected from the strongly marked traits of Scotch character and the strength and massiveness of those who have made Scottish history. Especially, is this true of the religious side Of Scottish history. That history is the record of struggle, severe contests, secessions, protests, sufferings, and progress. These gave rise to incidents of interest, which have a meaning, and these incidents have been cherished in the memory of the people. Thus the religious anecdotes of Scotland are, as it were, a minor history, which brings the noble of the past, close to those who live, that they may be inspired with their spirit and led to imitate their example. This is done in a pleasant manner by gaining a knowledge of the men of the past, their manner of life, their spirit, and the circumstances of their lot. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Reminiscences of Scottish Life Character Classic Reprint written by Dean Ramsay and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-29 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Reminiscences of Scottish Life Character In preparing another duodecimo edition of the "Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character," I gladly avail myself of the opportunity afforded me of reproducing some of the materials which had been added to the octavo edition, especially that part at page 322, etc., which advocated a modified interchange of pulpits between Episcopalian and Presbyterian clergymen; to add also some excellent Scottish stories which had been sent to me by kind friends. I am desirous also of repeating the correction of an error into which we had fallen in copying the account of a toast in the Highland form, which had been kindly contributed by the respected minister of Moulin, in the octavo edition at page 70. To Lowland conceptions, the whole proceeding has somewhat the appearance of a respectable company at once becoming insane; still it ought to be correct, and the printer had, by mistake, inserted a word that has no existence in the Gaelic language. The text reads - "Lud ris! Lud Ris! You again! You again!" About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Scottish Life and Character In Anecdote and Story written by William HARVEY (J.P.) and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Familiar Illustrations of Scottish Life written by Charles Rogers and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Familiar Illustrations of Scottish Life: Embodying Nearly Five Hundred Anecdotes and Stories Chiefly Original IN the spring of 1861, I published the first edition of this little work. The volume embraced some of my own experiences, with a number of anecdotes I had jotted down during a period of twenty years. Though hastily edited, the efibrt was so kindly commended by the Press, that I was encouraged to persevere in my self-imposed task of illustrating the habits and manners of my countrymen. In the autumn of 1861, I ventured to transmit a schedule of queries to the whole of the Parochial Clergy, and the numerous replies of a most interesting kind with which I was favoured, satisfied me that many more curious particulars might be obtained. To the Schoolmasters of the non-responding parishes I next addressed a circular letter, and from this most obliging body I obtained important additions to ihy anecdotal and traditional stores. My desire to collect curious lore being now widely known. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character written by E. Ramsay and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-03-13 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Download or read book Reminiscences of Scottish Life Character written by E. B. Ramsay and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1867.
Download or read book Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character written by Edward Bannerman Ramsay and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reminiscences od Scottish Life Character written by Dean Ramsay and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-04-08 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Download or read book Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character written by Edward Bannerman Ramsay and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-08-22 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.
Download or read book Harry Muir written by Margaret Oliphant and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Harry Muir: A Story of Scottish Life For thinking there were things more interesting here, than the pillar that hid Rob Roy. Come along - never mind. Where are they all bound for, now? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
