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Title: Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17

Author: Alexander Leighton

Release Date: October 19, 2008 [EBook #26962]

Language: English

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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. XVII.

LONDON

WALTER SCOTT, 14 PATERNOSTER SQUARE,
AND NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.

1884.

CONTENTS.

Page
ROGER GOLDIE'S NARRATIVE, (_John Mackay Wilson_), 1

HOGMANAY; OR, THE LADY OF BALOOCHGRAY, (_Alexander Leighton_), 33

GLEANINGS OF THE COVENANT, (_Professor Thomas Gillespie_)--

X. SERGEANT WILSON, 65

XI. HELEN PALMER, 72

XII. THE CAIRNY CAVE OF GAVIN MUIR, 80

XIII. PORTER'S HOLE, 92

THE RECLUSE, (_Alexander Campbell_), 95

A HIGHLAND TRADITION, (_Alexander Campbell_), 125

THE SURGEON'S TALES, (_Alexander Leighton_)--

THE BEREAVED, 129

THE CONDEMNED, 145

THE UNBIDDEN GUEST, (_John Mackay Wilson_), 161

THE SIMPLE MAN IS THE BEGGAR'S BROTHER, (_John M. Wilson_), 170

TALES OF THE EAST NEUK OF FIFE, (_Matthew Forster Conolly_)--

THE ROBBERY AT PITTENWEEM AND THE PORTEOUS MOB, 194

STORY OF CHARLES GORDON AND CHRISTINA CUNNINGHAM, 220

A LEGEND OF CALDER MOOR, (_John Howell_), 237