The Provost

About this eBook

Author

Galt, John, 1779-1839

Credits

Transcribed from the 1913 T. N. Foulis edition David Price

Language

English

LoC Class

PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

Irvine (Scotland) -- Fiction

Category

Text

eBook-No.

1296

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1296

Release Date

April 1, 1998

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE PROVOST
2. 2.INTRODUCTION
3. 3.CHAPTER I—THE FORECAST
4. 4.CHAPTER II—A KITHING
5. 5.CHAPTER III—A DIRGIE
6. 6.CHAPTER IV—THE GUILDRY
7. 7.CHAPTER V—THE FIRST CONTESTED ELECTION
8. 8.CHAPTER VI—THE FAILURE OF BAILIE M’LUCRE
9. 9.CHAPTER VII—THE BRIBE
10. 10.CHAPTER VIII—ON THE CHOOSING OF A MINISTER
11. 11.CHAPTER IX—AN EXECUTION
12. 12.CHAPTER X—A RIOT
13. 13.CHAPTER XI—POLICY
14. 14.CHAPTER XII—THE SPY
15. 15.CHAPTER XIII—THE MEAL MOB
16. 16.CHAPTER XIV—THE SECOND PROVOSTRY
17. 17.CHAPTER XV—ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE STREETS
18. 18.CHAPTER XVI—ABOUT THE REPAIR OF THE KIRK
19. 19.CHAPTER XVII—THE LAW PLEA
20. 20.CHAPTER XVIII—THE SUPPRESSION OF THE FAIRS
21. 21.CHAPTER XIX—THE VOLUNTEERING
22. 22.CHAPTER XX—THE CLOTHING
23. 23.CHAPTER XXI—THE PRESSGANG
24. 24.CHAPTER XXII—THE WIG DINNER
25. 25.CHAPTER XXIII—THREE THE DEATH OF MR M’LUCRE
26. 26.CHAPTER XXIV—THE WINDY YULE
27. 27.CHAPTER XXV—THE SUBSCRIPTION
28. 28.CHAPTER XXVI—OF THE PUBLIC LAMPS
29. 29.CHAPTER XXVII—THE PLAINSTONES
30. 30.CHAPTER XXVIII—THE SECOND CROP OF VOLUNTEERS
31. 31.CHAPTER XXIX—CAPTAIN ARMOUR
32. 32.CHAPTER XXX—THE TRADES’ BALL
33. 33.CHAPTER XXXI—THE BAILIE’S HEAD
34. 34.CHAPTER XXXII—THE TOWN DRUMMER
35. 35.CHAPTER XXXIII—AN ALARM
36. 36.CHAPTER XXXIV—THE COUNTRY GENTRY
37. 37.CHAPTER XXXV—TESTS OF SUCCESS
38. 38.CHAPTER XXXVI—RETRIBUTION
39. 39.CHAPTER XXXVII—THE DUEL
40. 40.CHAPTER XXXVIII—AN INTERLOCUTOR
41. 41.CHAPTER XXXIX—THE NEWSPAPER
42. 42.CHAPTER XL—THE SCHOOL-HOUSE SCHEME
43. 43.CHAPTER XLI—BENEFITS OF NEUTRALITY
44. 44.CHAPTER XLII—THE NEW MEMBER
45. 45.CHAPTER XLIII—MY THIRD PROVOSTRY
46. 46.CHAPTER XLIV—THE CHURCH VACANT
47. 47.CHAPTER XLV—THE STRAMASH IN THE COUNCIL
48. 48.CHAPTER XLVI—THE NEW COUNCILLORS
49. 49.CHAPTER XLVII—THE RESIGNATION

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