The Peasant Poets of Scotland and Musings Under Beeches

Henry Shanks

L. Gilbertson, 1881 - English poetry - 386 pages

Contents

• As a Farmer: 6
• As a Poet His Poetic Career: 14
• Pleasures Call: 19
• Professor Diney an old Bathgate Worthy: 32
• Part FirstHis Life and Character Introductory: 45
• Part SecondAs a Poet and Prose Romancer Introductory: 75
• Part First Introductory: 113
• Part SecondAndrew Scott: 143
• MUSINGS UNDER THE BEECHES: 158
• MEMOIR: 171
• Birth and Death of the Bathgate Hoolet: 177
• Extract from Preface of Previous Volume: 186
• The Fairy Dell: 220
• The Freemasons Wife: 229
• The Song of the Old Church Bell: 245
• The Wayside Wanderer: 270
• Thought: 278
• Jessie the youngest daughter of George Hunter Edinburgh: 286
• Music: 302
• 183: 310
• Mary: 319
• To Mr Scott Wylie on leaving his Farm: 323
• Memories: 356
• Nil Desperandum: 375

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Peasant Poets of Scotland and Musings Under Beeches
• Author: Henry Shanks
• Publisher: L. Gilbertson, 1881
• Original from: Princeton University
• Digitized: Feb 2, 2010
• Length: 386 pages