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Title: Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI

Author: Various

Editor: Alexander Leighton

Release Date: June 3, 2009 [eBook #29030]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII)

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Transcriber's note:

In the THE ROTHESAY FISHERMAN, Charles' brother is referred
to both as Harry and Henry on numerous occasions.

WILSON'S TALES OF THE BORDERS AND OF SCOTLAND.

Historical, Traditionary, & Imaginative.

With a Glossary.

Revised by

ALEXANDER LEIGHTON,

One of the Original Editors and Contributors.

VOL. VI.

London:
Walter Scott, 14 Paternoster Square.
and Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
1885.

CONTENTS.

Page

THE GUIDWIFE OF COLDINGHAM, (_John Mackay Wilson_), 1

THE SURGEON'S TALES, (_Alex. Leighton_)--
THE SOMNAMBULIST OF REDCLEUGH, 22

THE ROTHESAY FISHERMAN, (_Oliver Richardson_), 47

LEAVES FROM THE DIARY OF AN AGED SPINSTER,
(_John Mackay Wilson_), 80

GEORDIE WILLISON, AND THE HEIRESS OF CASTLE GOWER,
(_Alexander Leighton_), 93

THE SNOW STORM OF 1825, (_Alexander Campbell_), 117

GUILTY, OR NOT GUILTY, (_Anon._), 149

THE SERGEANT'S TALES, (_John Howell_)--
THE PALANTINES, 181

THE PARSONAGE: MY FATHER'S FIRESIDE, (_Alexander Peterkin_), 213

THE SEERS' CAVE, (_William Hethrington, D.D._), 245

THE LAIDLEY WORM OF SPINDLESTON HEUGH,
(_John Mackay Wilson_), 260

THE SABBATH WRECKS,