Download or read book The Provost Illustrated by John M Aiken written by John Galt and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Provost written by John Galt and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-18 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Provost: Illustrated in Colour by John M. Aiken Our conversation naturally diverged into various topics, and, among others, we discoursed at large on the manifold improvements which had taken place, both in town and country, since we had visited the royalburgh.this led the widow, in acomplimentary way, to advert to the hand which, it is alleged, we have had in the editing of that most excellent work, entit led, Annals of the Parish of Dalmailing, intimating, that she had abookin the handwriting of herdeceased husband, the Provost, filled with avariety of most curi ous matter; in her opinion, of far more consequence to the world than any book that we had ever been con cerned in putting out. 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 Provost Illustrated in Colour by John M Aiken written by John Galt and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book PROVOST ILLUS IN COLOUR BY JOH written by John 1779-1839 Galt and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book The Provost Illustrated in Colour by John M Aiken written by John Galt and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-11 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book The Provost John M Aiken written by John Galt and published by . This book was released on 1981-05 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Bookseller written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 920 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Official organ of the book trade of the United Kingdom.

Download or read book The Athenaeum written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 790 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Athen um and Literary Chronicle written by James Silk Buckingham and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Bookseller and the Stationery Trades Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 2022 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Provost written by John Galt and published by Serenity Publishers. This book was released on 2009-03-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CONTENTS INTRODUCTION . page 3 I. THE FORECAST . 9 11. A KITHING . I5 111. A DIRGIE . 2 I IV. THE GUILDRY . 2 V. THE FIRST CONTESTED ELECTION . 35 VI. THE FAILURE OF BAILIE MLUCRE . 43 VII. THE BRIBE . . 47 VIII. ON THE CHOOSING OF A MINISTER . 57 IX. AN EXECUTION . 67 X. A RIOT 75 XI. POLICY B 85 XII. THE SPY . gr XIII. THE MEAL MOB . . . . 99 XIV. THE SECOND PROVOSTRY . . 109 XV. ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE STREETS 1 I5 XVI. ABOUT THE REPAIR OF THE KIRK . . 123 XVII. THE LAW PLEA, . . 129 XVIII. THE SUPPRESSION OF THE FAIRS . I37 XIX. THE VOLUNTEERING . 143 XX. THE CLOTHING . . 151 XXI. THE PRESSGANG . l55 XXII. THE WIG DINNER . . 165 XXIII. THE DEATH OF MR MLUCRE . . I71 XXIV. THE WINDY YULE I77 XXV. THE SUBSCRIPTION . . I85 XXVI. OF THE PUBLIC LAMPS . . 191 XXVII. THE PLAINSTONES I99 XXVIII. THE SECOND CROP OF VOLUNTEERS . 207 XXIX. CAPTAIN ARMOUR . 217 THE PROVOST XXX. THE TRADES BALL . XXXI. THE BAILIES HEAD . XXXII. THE TOWN DRUMMER XXXIII. AN ALARM . XXXIV, THE COUNTRY GENTRY XXXV. TESTS OF SUCCESS XXXVI. RETRIBUTION . XXXVII. THE DUEL . XXXVIII. AN INTERLOCUTOR . XXXIX. THE NEWSPAPER XL. THE SCHOOL-HOUSE SCHEhlE XLI. BENEFITS OF NEUTRALITY . XLII. THE NEW MEMBER XLIII. MY THIRD PROVOSTRY . XLIV. THE CHURCH VACANT . KLV. THE STRAMASH IN THE COUNCIL XLVI. THE NEW COUNCILLORS XLVII. THE RESIGNATION LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS From Wafer-colourD rawinqs by JOHN M. AIKEN THE PROVOST . . fioiztispiece THE GRACE AT THE FUNERAL . . page 8 BAILIE WEEZLE . 24 BEGGARS . 40 THE WINDY YULE - s6 THE MINISTER . . 88 THE TOWN HERD . 104 THEDOMIKIE . . 152 FLORA . . 2 0 0 MRS PAWKIE . . 232 THE SSUFFER . . 280 HIS LORDSHIP . . 328 INTRODUCTION THE PROVOST INTRODUCTION DURING A RECENT VISIT TO THE WESTCountry, amongother old friendswepaidour respects to Mrs Pawkie, the relict of the Provost of that name, who three several times enjoyed the honour of being chief magistrate in Gudetown. Since the death of her worthy husband, and the comfortable settlement in life of her youngest daughter, Miss Jenny, who was married last year to Mr Caption, writer to the signet, she has been, as she told us herself, beeking in the lown o the conquest which the gudeman had, wi sic an ettling o pains and industry, gathered for his family. Our conversation naturally diverged into various topics, and, among others, we discoursed at large on the manifold improvements which had taken place, both in town and country, since we had visited the Royal Burgh. This led the widow, in acomplimentary way, to advert to the handwhich, it is alleged, wehave had in the editing of that most excellent work, entitled, Annals of the Parish of Dalmailing, intimating, that she had abook in the handwriting of her deceased husband, the Provost, filled withavarietyofmost curious matter in her opinion, of far more consequence to theworld than any book that we had ever been concerned in putting out. Considering the venerationin which MrPawkie had been through life regarded by his helpmate, we must confess that her eulogium on the merits of his work 3 THE PROVOST did not impressuswith the most profound persuasion that it was really deserving of much attention. Politeness, however, obliged us to express an earnest desire to see the volume, which, after some little hesitation, was produced. Judge, then, of the nature of our emotions, when, in cursorily turning over a few of the wellpenned pages, we found that it far surpassed everything the lady had said in its praise...

Download or read book Records written by Glasgow Bibliographical Society and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book B H Blackwell written by B.H. Blackwell Ltd and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 1388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Bibliotheca Scotia written by John Smith & Sons and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The National Union Catalog Pre 1956 Imprints written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Publisher written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 1114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Catalogue written by Baker, G.A. & Co., Inc., Firm, Booksellers, New York and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: