This first biography of the poet Allan Ramsay (1684-1758) takes the form of a historical novel set in the tumultuous world of early eighteenth-century Edinburgh. All the known facts of…

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

Told in the Coffee House: Turkish Tales, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions…

Allan Ramsay is one of Scotland's most celebrated poets, and this collection of his work showcases his best-loved pieces. From the pastoral beauty of 'The Gentle Shepherd' to the wit…

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part…

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the…