Laughter Lines: Family Wit and Wisdom

Humor & Entertainment

james-a-simpson

Humor

Steve Savage Publishers Limited

Robert Burns (1759 – 1796) called himself "an Aeolian harp strung to every wind of heaven." His first volume of poems, entitled Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, was published in 1786. An immediate success, it established Burns's poetic reputation, which has grown over two centuries to the point where he is not only the Scottish national poet but the object of a cult unique in British poetry.The present volume contains 43 of his finest poems and songs, reprinted unabridged from an authoritative tenth-century edition. Included are "The Twa Dogs," a deft satire of the Scottish upper classes; "To a Mouse," one of the poet's best known, most charming works; "Address to the Unco Guid," an attack on Puritan hypocrisy; "Holy Willie's Prayer," one of the great verse-satires of all times; as well as such favorites as "The Cotter's Saturday Night," "To a Mountain Daisy," "The Holy Fair," "Address to the Deil," "The Death and Dying Words of Poor Mailie," and many more.In addition to his poetic undertakings, Burns almost single-handedly preserved and revived the traditional Scottish song, and this volume includes a rich selection of these works: "A Red, Red Rose," "Auld Lang Syne," "Comin' thro' the Rye," "My Heart's in the Highlands," "My Love, She's But a Lassie Yet," and a host of others.

Poems and Songs

Literature & Fiction

Burns, Robert

Poetry

Recipes from the Orkney Islands

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Wolfe, Eileen

Regional & International

Scotland A Concise History B.C. to 1990

History

JAMES HALLIDAY

Europe

Buchan Claik: The Saut and the Glaur O't

Reference

Peter, Buchan

David Toulmin

Foreign Language Study & Reference

More Holy Wit

Rev James A. Simpson

Eileen Wolfe

Holy Wit

Compiled by two of Aberdeenshire's best-known authors - ex-fisherman Peter Buchan (the saat/salt) and ex-farmworker David Toulmin (the glaar/mud) - this is a splendid hoard of words, sayings, proverbs, rhymes and reminiscences from the North-East of Scotland. It was first published in 1989 and because both authors continued to collect material, this second edition includes an extra 40 pages of living Doric language.

Buchan Claik : A Compendium of Words and Phrases from the North-East of Scotland

Published in Great Britain; new edition of 1990 original publication contains previously unpublished information which explodes the many myths concerning the famous Skye terrier and his master, John Gray. 63 pages with B&W photos.

Greyfriars Bobby: The Real Story at Last

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

MacGregor, Forbes

Pets & Animal Care

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