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Author : William Wilson (of Sanquhar.)
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Total Pages : 314 pages
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Download or read book Folk Lore and Genealogies of Uppermost Nithsdale written by William Wilson (of Sanquhar.) and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Author : William Wilson
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781015992832
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Author : William Wilson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780282373375
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (733 download)
Download or read book Folk Lore and Genealogies of Uppermost Nithsdale (Classic Reprint) written by William Wilson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-06-10 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Folk Lore and Genealogies of Uppermost Nithsdale The Genealogies, which form the second part of the work, are compiled from reliable sources; these, he believes, will prove highly interesting to local antiquaries. 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.
Author : Katharine Mary Briggs
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415286015
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (86 download)
Download or read book The Fairies in Tradition and Literature written by Katharine Mary Briggs and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This remarkable book explores the history of fairies in literature and tradtion.
Author : Edward J. Cowan
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1788852532
Total Pages : 550 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (888 download)
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Author : Sophia Kingshill
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 140906171X
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)
Download or read book The Lore of Scotland written by Sophia Kingshill and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-08-30 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scotland's rich past and varied landscape have inspired an extraordinary array of legends and beliefs, and in The Lore of Scotland Jennifer Westwood and Sophia Kingshill bring together many of the finest and most intriguing: stories of heroes and bloody feuds, tales of giants, fairies, and witches, and accounts of local customs and traditions. Their range extends right across the country, from the Borders with their haunting ballads, via Glasgow, site of St Mungo's miracles, to the fateful battlefield of Culloden, and finally to the Shetlands, home of the seal-people. More than simply retelling these stories, The Lore of Scotland explores their origins, showing how and when they arose and investigating what basis - if any - they have in historical fact. In the process, it uncovers the events that inspired Shakespeare's Macbeth, probes the claim that Mary King's Close is the most haunted street in Edinburgh, and examines the surprising truth behind the fame of the MacCrimmons, Skye's unsurpassed bagpipers. Moreover, it reveals how generations of Picts, Vikings, Celtic saints and Presbyterian reformers shaped the myriad tales that still circulate, and, from across the country, it gathers together legends of such renowned figures as Sir William Wallace, St Columba, and the great warrior Fingal. The result is a thrilling journey through Scotland's legendary past and an endlessly fascinating account of the traditions and beliefs that play such an important role in its heritage.
Author : Lizanne Henderson
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 9781862321908
Total Pages : 266 pages
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Author : Scottish History Society
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Total Pages : 480 pages
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Total Pages : 388 pages
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Author : Dane Love
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445630745
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)
Download or read book Scottish Ghosts written by Dane Love and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2009-08-15 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scotland is a land of many ghosts and spirits and every corner of the country seems to have a least one ghost; discover them for yourself in Scottish Ghosts.
Author : Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society
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Total Pages : 402 pages
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Download or read book Transactions and Journal of Proceedings written by Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Margaret Bennett
Publisher : Birlinn
ISBN 13 : 0857905449
Total Pages : 320 pages
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Download or read book Scottish Customs written by Margaret Bennett and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2012-12-10 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A highly readable and absorbing anthology of traditional Scottish customs and rites of passage, Scottish Customs from the Cradle to the Grave draws upon a broad range of literary and oral sources. Scotland has been fortunate to have written accounts of intrepid early travellers such as Martin Martin, Edward Burt and John Lane Buchanan, and extracts from their writing are found alongside modern interviews made by Margaret Bennett and researchers from the School of Scottish Studies at Edinburgh University. This expanded edition includes a large amount of new material. The result is a detailed and comprehensive picture of social behaviour in Scotland over the last 400 years. The book is divided into three sections, each covering a stage in the cycle of life: Childbirth and infancy; Love, courtship and marriage; Death The first edition was originally published by Polygon and was joint runner-up of the 1993 Katharine Briggs Folklore Award.
Author : Lizanne Henderson
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1788854330
Total Pages : 305 pages
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Download or read book Scottish Fairy Belief written by Lizanne Henderson and published by Birlinn Ltd. This book was released on 2007-02-27 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authorities told folk what they ought to believe, but what did they really believe? Throughout Scottish history, people have believed in fairies. They were a part of everyday life, as real as the sunrise, and as incontrovertible as the existence of God. While fairy belief was only a fragment of a much larger complex, the implications of studying this belief tradition are potentially vast, revealing some understanding of the worldview of the people of past centuries. This book, the first modern study of the subject, examines the history and nature of fairy belief, the major themes and motifs, the demonising attack upon the tradition, and the attempted reinstatement of the reality of fairies at the end of the seventeenth century, as well as their place in ballads and in Scottish literature.
Author : John Smith & Sons
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Total Pages : 380 pages
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Author : Valentina Bold
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9783039108978
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (89 download)
Download or read book James Hogg written by Valentina Bold and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2007 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book sheds new light on James Hogg, the Scottish poet (1770-1835), going beyond the 'Ettrick Shepherd' stereotype. By focussing on Hogg's poetry (Scottish Pastorals, The Queen's Wake, Jacobite Relics, Queen Hynde, Pilgrims of the Sun) it shows that his work, and the critical response to it, was significantly shaped by the concept of the autodidact: a working-class writer who was considered to be a poet of 'Nature's Making'. The image of the autodidact is pursued from its beginnings - Ramsay's Gentle Shepherd, Macpherson's Ossian, Burns as 'ploughman poet' - through its development in the nineteenth century, to its last gasps in the twentieth. Poets considered include Isobel Pagan, Janet Little, William Tennant, Allan Cunningham, Robert Tannahill, Janet Hamilton, Ellen Johnston, Elizabeth Hartley, Alexander Anderson, David Gray, David Wingate and James Young Geddes. Despite facing difficulties, autodidacts produced some of the most innovative and exciting poetry of the nineteenth century. The author argues that the autodidactic tradition, exemplified by Hogg, nurtured the creative vigour manifested in twentieth-century Scottish poetry. While Scotland's autodidacts shared poetic concerns and techniques, they were characterised, above all, by diversity of poetic voice.
Author : Mount Allison University. Centre for Canadian Studies
Publisher : St. John's : Published for the Centre for Canadian Studies, Mount Allison University by Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and Language Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)
Download or read book A Folklore Sampler from the Maritimes written by Mount Allison University. Centre for Canadian Studies and published by St. John's : Published for the Centre for Canadian Studies, Mount Allison University by Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and Language Publications. This book was released on 1982 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
