The Life of Mansie Wauch

About this eBook

Author

Moir, D. M. (David Macbeth), 1798-1851

Title

The Life of Mansie Wauch Tailor in Dalkeith, written by himself

Credits

Transcribed from the 1845 William Blackwood and Sons edition by David Price

Language

English

LoC Class

PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

Dalkeith (Scotland) -- Fiction

Category

Text

eBook-No.

20767

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20767

Release Date

March 7, 2007

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE LIFE of MANSIE WAUCH tailor in dalkeith written by himself
2. 2.ADVERTISEMENT.
3. 3.PRELIMINARIES.
4. 4.CHAPTER I.—OUR OLD GRANFATHER.
5. 5.CHAPTER II.—MY OWN FATHER.
6. 6.CHAPTER III.—COMING INTO THE WORLD.
7. 7.CHAPTER IV.—CALF-LOVE.
8. 8.CHAPTER V.—CURSECOWL.
9. 9.CHAPTER VI.—PUSHING MY FORTUNE.
10. 10.CHAPTER VII.—THE FOREWARNING.
11. 11.CHAPTER VIII.—LETTING LODGINGS.
12. 12.CHAPTER IX.—BENJIE’S CHRISTENING.
13. 13.CHAPTER X.—THE RESURRECTION MEN.
14. 14.CHAPTER XI.—TAFFY WITH THE PIGTAIL. — SONG. — SONG OF THE SOUTH. — SCHOOL RECOLLECTIONS. — ELEGIAC STANZAS. — DIRGE.
15. 15.CHAPTER XII.—VOLUNTEERING.
16. 16.CHAPTER XIII.—THE CHINCOUGH PILGRIMAGE.
17. 17.CHAPTER XIV.—MY LORD’S RACES.
18. 18.CHAPTER XV.—THE RETURN.
19. 19.CHAPTER XVI.—THE BLOODY CARTRIDGE.
20. 20.CHAPTER XVII.—MY FIRST AND LAST PLAY.
21. 21.CHAPTER XVIII.—THE BARLEY-FEVER—AND REBUKE.
22. 22.CHAPTER XIX.—THE AWFUL NIGHT.
23. 23.CHAPTER XX.—ADVENTURES IN THE SPORTING LINE.
24. 24.CHAPTER XXI.—ANENT MUNGO GLEN.
25. 25.CHAPTER XXII.—THE JUNE JAUNT.
26. 26.CHAPTER XXIII.—CATCHING A TARTAR.
27. 27.CHAPTER XXIV.—JAMES BATTER AND THE MAID OF DAMASCUS. — THE MAID OF DAMASCUS.
28. 28.CHAPTER XXV.—A PHILISTINE IN THE COAL-HOLE.
29. 29.CHAPTER XXVI.—BENJIE ON THE CARPET.
30. 30.CHAPTER XXVII.—“PUGGIE, PUGGIE,”—A STORY WITHOUT A TAIL.
31. 31.CHAPTER XXVIII.—SERIOUS MUSINGS.
32. 32.CONCLUSION.

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