Download or read book Sketches of the Olden Times in Perthshire Classic Reprint written by Robert Scott Fittis and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Sketches of the Olden Times in Perthshire But, whether we desire it or not, we must submit. He who hath appointed our days hath placed their contents within them, and our' efforts can neither cast them out nor change their quality. In this dull, depressing season, When the wan leaf frae the birk tree 1s fa In, And Martinmas dowie has wound up the year. 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 Sketches of Tranent in the Olden Time Classic Reprint written by J. Sands and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Sketches of Tranent in the Olden Time Upon that monstrous mud-heap called The Mound, Which helps to join Edina old and new, But spoils a very pretty piece of ground, And in the lovely vale obstructs the view; And where Fine Art the blunder to increase Has placed two buildings in the style of Greece, There stood a Gael named Alastair MacCraw, Who, by a quarry-shot was rendered blind, And he, attention to his case to draw, A barrel-organ all day long did grind; And many when they saw his eye-balls dim Pitied and gave a coin, - but not to him! For close beside him stood a crafty jade Who as his lawful help-mate tried to look, And whilst the Gael the weary organ played The spurious wife the coppers quietly took; And grateful glances on the givers cast; - But this impostor was found out at last. How many authors is like that Gael we find, Who even when the public ear they gain, To tricks of trade and worldly cunning blind Employ their mental organs all in vain; Who labour hard, but still make little of it, For some sharp publisher takes all the profit. 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 Catalogue written by Dobell, P.J. & A.E., booksellers, London and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Illustrations of the History and Antiquities of Perthshire Classic Reprint written by Robert Scott Fittis and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-02 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Illustrations of the History and Antiquities of Perthshire Chapman Life in Perthshire, A Murder in the Train Barracks of Perth, The Lords of Ruthven. 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 Magic of Scotland 70 Scottish Historical Novels Adventure Classics Romance Novels written by Robert Louis Stevenson and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-13 with total page 15244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook collection has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Table of Contents: Robert Louis Stevenson: Kidnapped Catriona Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale Weir of Hermiston Walter Scott: Waverley Guy Mannering The Antiquary Rob Roy Ivanhoe Kenilworth The Pirate The Fortunes of Nigel Peveril of the Peak Quentin Durward St. Ronan's Well Redgauntlet Woodstock The Fair Maid of Perth Anne of Geierstein Old Mortality The Black Dwarf The Heart of Midlothian The Bride of Lammermoor A Legend of Montrose Count Robert of Paris Castle Dangerous The Monastery The Abbot The Betrothed The Talisman John Buchan: The Thirty-Nine Steps The Three Hostages Huntingtower Castle Gay The Power-House John Macnab Sir Quixote of the Moors John Burnet of Barns A Lost Lady of Old Years The Half-Hearted Salute to Adventurers Midwinter Witch Wood The Free Fishers Anna Buchan: Olivia in India The Setons Penny Plain Ann and Her Mother Pink Sugar The Proper Place The Day of Small Things Priorsford Taken by the Hand Jane's Parlour The House That Is Our Own George MacDonald: David Elginbrod Alec Forbes of Howglen Robert Falconer Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood What's Mine's Mine The Elect Lady Heather and Snow Salted with Fire Malcolm The Marquis of Lossie Sir Gibbie Donal Grant J. M. Barrie: Auld Licht Idylls A Window in Thrums The Little Minister Sentimental Tommy Tommy and Grizel
Download or read book Sketch written by and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A sketch of the history of the Welsh Language and Literature Reprinted separately from Charles Knight s English Cyclopaedia written by Thomas Watts and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Leading Poets of Scotland From Early Times written by Walter J. Kaye and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-10 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Leading Poets of Scotland From Early Times: Illustrated Some of the sketches are brief, and some of the metrical extracts are of necessity short, or the volume would have grown far beyond the dimensions originally purposed. But we venture to believe the biographies will be found reliable, and the poems such as will offer a fair sample of the authors' style and quality. A popular edition of the Poets of Scotland was not to be had in a cheap form when this edition was first advertised, but two or three have since been announced. Literature has made rapid progress during the past forty or fifty years, and to be um acquainted with the lives and writings of our poets is now considered almost a culpable fault. 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 Brown Heath and Blue Bells written by William Winter and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-22 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Brown Heath and Blue Bells: Being Sketches of Scotland With Other Papers England, Gray Days and Gold in England and Scotland, and Old Shrines and Ivy. 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 Sketches of the Olden Times in Perthshire written by Robert Scott Fittis and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Twelve Dramatic Sketches written by W. M. Hetherington and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-16 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Twelve Dramatic Sketches: Founded on the Pastoral Poetry of Scotland It may perhaps be asked, what particular claims the Author has to be credited on this point, and what induced him to give these Sketches to the world? To the country he owes his birth; there he spent all the bright years of infancy, boyhood, and early youth among ru ral scenes and rural manners, the capacities of his heart were first called into action; and in the country it was, that while listening to the Words of experience, virtue, and religion, from the lips of manya sage and manly peasant, his mind acquired what must continue to be its own peculiar modification of character. Circum stances, which it is unnecessary to relate, ha ving obliged him to mingle in other scenes, the recollection of earlier and sweeter days, fre quently incited him to the perusal of pastoral poetry; from which, however, he failed to de rive all the pleasure which he had anticipated. Far as it is from his thought or intention to dis sent from the long-established fame of Theo critus and Virgil, he must be allowed to say. 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 Drawing the Past Volume 2 written by Dorian L. Alexander and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributions by Dorian L. Alexander, Chris Bishop, David Budgen, Lewis Call, Lillian Céspedes González, Dominic Davies, Sean Eedy, Adam Fotos, Michael Goodrum, Simon Gough, David Hitchcock, Robert Hutton, Iain A. MacInnes, Małgorzata Olsza, Philip Smith, Edward Still, and Jing Zhang In Drawing the Past, Volume 2: Comics and the Historical Imagination in the World, contributors seek to examine the many ways in which history worldwide has been explored and (re)represented through comics and how history is a complex construction of imagination, reality, and manipulation. Through a close analysis of such works as V for Vendetta, Maus, and Persepolis, this volume contends that comics are a form of mediation between sources (both primary and secondary) and the reader. Historical comics are not drawn from memory but offer a nonliteral interpretation of an object (re)constructed in the creator’s mind. Indeed, when it comes to history, stretching the limits of the imagination only serves to aid in our understanding of the past and, through that understanding, shape ourselves and our futures. This volume, the second in a two-volume series, is divided into three sections: History and Form, Historical Trauma, and Mythic Histories. The first section considers the relationship between history and the comic book form. The second section engages academic scholarship on comics that has recurring interest in the representation of war and trauma. The final section looks at mythic histories that consciously play with events that did not occur but nonetheless inflect our understanding of history. Contributors to the volume also explore questions of diversity and relationality, addressing differences between nations and the cultural, historical, and economic threads that bind them together, however loosely, and however much those bonds might chafe. Together, both volumes bring together a range of different approaches to diverse material and feature remarkable scholars from all over the world.
Download or read book Kingcraft in Scotland and Other Essays and Sketches Classic Reprint written by Peter Ross and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Kingcraft in Scotland, and Other Essays and Sketches In the Scoticnronzcon the following is given as the oath taken by the early Scottish kings at their coronation In the name of Christ I promise these three things to the Christian people, my subjects Ist. That I shall give order and employ my force and assistance that the Church of God and the Christian people may enjoy true peace during our time, under our government. And. I shall prohibit and hinder all persons of whatever degree from violence and unjustice. 3rd. In all judgments I shall follow the prescriptions of justice and mercy, to the end that our element and merciful God may Show mercy to me and to you. I give this oath as it is found in Father Innes' invaluable Essay, On tae A noient [n/zaoitants of tae Nort/zern Parts of Britain or Scotland, not because I believe it to be authentic, for it bears every evidence of being a Cloister fiction, but because it Shows what in early times - that is to say, prior to the War of Indepen dence - were considered by the people to be the kingly preroga tives, and these were everything connected with the disposal, management, and direction of the State, with responsibility only to God. 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 Athenaeum written by and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 1352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery Literature and Religion written by Robert Turnbull and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-04 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Genius of Scotland; or, Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion" by Robert Turnbull. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Download or read book Celtic Art written by George Bain and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1973-06-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes and illustrates the construction principles used by the British and Irish schools of Celtic art
Download or read book Literary Geography and Travel Sketches Classic Reprint written by William Sharp and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-22 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Literary Geography and Travel-Sketches More years ago than either of us cares to recall, we were both, in the same dismal autumn for us, sent wandering from our native land in Scotland to the ends of the earth. I remember that each com miserated the other because of that doctor's-doom in which we both, being young and foolish, believed. Since then we have sailed many seas and traversed many lands, and I, at least, have the wayfaring fever too strong upon me ever to be cured now. At times, however, one not only returns to one's own country, but to the familiar lands of Literary Geography, where, since we were boys, we have so often fared with never-failing gladness and content. Some of these wayfarings, set in the steadfastness of print, are now chronicled in this book; and to whom better could I dedicate it than to ou, who are at once editorially its godfather and t e old-time and valued friend 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.
