Penelope's Experiences in Scotland

About this eBook

Author

Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith, 1856-1923

Title

Penelope's Experiences in Scotland Being Extracts from the Commonplace Book of Penelope Hamilton

Credits

Produced by Les Bowler, and David Widger

Language

English

LoC Class

PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Subject

Scotland -- Fiction

Category

Text

eBook-No.

1217

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1217

Release Date

February 1, 1998

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.PENELOPE’S EXPERIENCES IN SCOTLAND — Being extracts from the commonplace book of Penelope Hamilton
2. 2.By Kate Douglas Wiggin — 1913 Gay and Hancock edition — To G.C.R.
3. 3.Chapter I. A Triangular Alliance.
4. 4.Chapter II. Edina, Scotia’s Darling Seat.
5. 5.Chapter III. A vision in Princes Street.
6. 6.Chapter IV. Susanna Crum cudna say.
7. 7.Chapter V. We emulate the Jackdaw.
8. 8.Chapter VI. Edinburgh society, past and present.
9. 9.Chapter VII. Francesca meets th’ unconquer’d Scot.
10. 10.Chapter VIII. ‘What made th’ Assembly shine?’
11. 11.Chapter IX. Omnia presbyteria est divisa in partes tres.
12. 12.Chapter X. Mrs. M’Collop as a sermon-taster.
13. 13.Chapter XI. Holyrood awakens.
14. 14.Chapter XII. Farewell to Edinburgh.
15. 15.Chapter XIII. The spell of Scotland.
16. 16.Chapter XIV. The wee theekit hoosie in the loaning.
17. 17.Chapter XV. Jane Grieve and her grievances.
18. 18.Chapter XVI. The path that led to Crummylowe.
19. 19.Chapter XVII. Playing Sir Patrick Spens.
20. 20.Chapter XVIII. Paris comes to Pettybaw.
21. 21.Chapter XIX. Fowk o’ Fife.
22. 22.Chapter XX. A Fifeshire tea-party.
23. 23.Chapter XXI. International bickering.
24. 24.Chapter XXII. Francesca entertains the green-eyed monster.
25. 25.Chapter XXIII. Ballad revels at Rowardennan.
26. 26.Chapter XXIV. Old songs and modern instances.
27. 27.Chapter XXV. A treaty between nations.
28. 28.Chapter XXVI. ‘Scotland’s burning! Look out!’
29. 29.Chapter XXVII. Three magpies and a marriage.

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