The Collected Writings of Dougal Graham, Skellat Bellman of Glasgow Vol. 1

The Collected Writings of Dougal Graham, Skellat Bellman of Glasgow Vol. 1 PDF Author: Dougal Graham
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ISBN: 9781696559577
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Languages : en
Pages : 278

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Dougal Graham, born in the Raploch, Stirlingshire, Scotland, around 1725 and died in 1779, became the skellat bellman of Glasgow at some time around 1770. In addition he was a prolific author of Scottish chapbooks and provides the best prose examples of mid 18th century vernacular Scots. In his youth he followed the Jacobite and Hanoverian forces around Britain as a non-combatant. His The History of the Rebellion in Britain in the Years, 1745 & 1746 gave an account in doggerel of his experiences and sold very well.