Remains of Nithsdale and Galloway song:
with historical and traditional notices relative to the manners and customs of the peasantry.
Now first pub. by R.H. Cromek ...

Description

Main Author

Cromek, R. H. (Robert Hartley), 1770-1812.

Related Names

Gillespie, William, 1776-1825.
Cunningham, Allan, 1784-1842.

Language(s)

English

Published

London : T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1810.

Subjects

Lowe, John, > Lowe, John, / 1750-1798.
Folklore > Folklore / Scotland.
Scottish literature > Scottish literature / Scotland > Scottish literature / Scotland / Dumfries and Galloway.
Scotland > Scotland / Social life and customs.

Note

Almost wholly the work of Allan Cunningham, who supplied Cromek with original poems, disguised as old ballads, etc. Whether Cromek suspected the imposition is not clear. cf. Dict. nat. biog. and D. Hogg, Life of A. Cunningham. 1875 (esp. p. 49-, & 79)
Title vignette.

Physical Description

1 p. L., viii, xxxii, 370 p. 20 cm.

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