Hogg, James The Tales of James Hogg, The Ettrick Shepherd , London: Sands & Co, [ca 1910]Library edition, Eildon series. Grey cloth, gilt Pagination: viii, 502. Contents: The hunt of Eildon, a fairy tale of old Scotland; The adventures of Basil Lee, the life wanderings and exploits of a prodigal; An old soldier’s tale, or after the Battle of Culloden; Katie Cheyne, a tale of courtship; The long pack, a tale of house robbery; A country funeral; The shepherd’s calendar, tales illustrative of pastoral occupations, country life and superstitions (Rob Dodds; Mr Adamson of Laverhope; The school of misfortune; George Dobson’s expedition to hell; The Souters of Selkirk; The laird of Cassway; The Brownie of the Black Haggs; Tibby Hyslop’s dream; Mary Burnet; The laird of Wineholm; Window Wat’s courtship; A strange secret; The marvellous doctor; The witches of Traquair; Sheep; Prayers; Odd characters (Will o’ Phaup; Daft Jock Amos); Nancy Chisholm; The Shepherd’s Dog); The emigrants, a tale; The two Highlanders, a tale; The watchmaker, a tale of idleness and intemperance; A story of the forty-six; A tale of the martyrs; Adam Scott, a Border tale; The Baron St Gio, the fortunes of an adventurous Scot; The mysterious bride; Mary Montgomery, a Border tale; The siege of Roxburgh, a tale of the wars of Scotland and England; The adventures of Colonel Peter Aston, a tale of the wars of Montrose; Gordon the Gispey, a tale; Wat Pringle o’ the Yair, a tale of the Battle of Philliphaugh. Book: extremities bumped and sl rubbed, endpapers browned and foxed, page edges sl foxed, occasionally spreading to margins, VG, Jacket: n/a (Book ref. 3059 ) £ 16.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, www.oldscottishbooks.com , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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