Author: Michael Moss
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527537439
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
Sir Alexander Boswell (1775-1822) wrote Scottish songs that are still performed today, such as “Jenny’s Bawbee”. An extravagant character and a Tory, he wrote flagrant lampoons of his Whig opponents. One of them greatly incensed his Whig cousin James Stuart of Dunearn, who challenged him to a duel in which Boswell was killed. At his trial for murder, Stuart was represented as a peaceable man unaccustomed to the use of firearms. Nothing could be further from the truth. He served in the militia, was irascible and, at times, violent. This book tells the compelling stories of the remarkable tangled events that led to their quarrel. The duel marked a turning point in Scottish politics away from a turbulent and fractious past to a quieter future. The Whigs triumphed, paving the way for liberal Scotland. In addition, this volume includes, for the first time, many of Boswell’s poems and witty lampoons.
The Duel between Sir Alexander Boswell and James Stuart
Author: Michael Moss
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527537439
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
Sir Alexander Boswell (1775-1822) wrote Scottish songs that are still performed today, such as “Jenny’s Bawbee”. An extravagant character and a Tory, he wrote flagrant lampoons of his Whig opponents. One of them greatly incensed his Whig cousin James Stuart of Dunearn, who challenged him to a duel in which Boswell was killed. At his trial for murder, Stuart was represented as a peaceable man unaccustomed to the use of firearms. Nothing could be further from the truth. He served in the militia, was irascible and, at times, violent. This book tells the compelling stories of the remarkable tangled events that led to their quarrel. The duel marked a turning point in Scottish politics away from a turbulent and fractious past to a quieter future. The Whigs triumphed, paving the way for liberal Scotland. In addition, this volume includes, for the first time, many of Boswell’s poems and witty lampoons.
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527537439
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
Sir Alexander Boswell (1775-1822) wrote Scottish songs that are still performed today, such as “Jenny’s Bawbee”. An extravagant character and a Tory, he wrote flagrant lampoons of his Whig opponents. One of them greatly incensed his Whig cousin James Stuart of Dunearn, who challenged him to a duel in which Boswell was killed. At his trial for murder, Stuart was represented as a peaceable man unaccustomed to the use of firearms. Nothing could be further from the truth. He served in the militia, was irascible and, at times, violent. This book tells the compelling stories of the remarkable tangled events that led to their quarrel. The duel marked a turning point in Scottish politics away from a turbulent and fractious past to a quieter future. The Whigs triumphed, paving the way for liberal Scotland. In addition, this volume includes, for the first time, many of Boswell’s poems and witty lampoons.
Musicians of All Times
Introducing William Hamilton
Author: William Hamilton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780704503069
Category : American wit and humor, Pictorial
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780704503069
Category : American wit and humor, Pictorial
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Sessional Papers
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
"Report of the Dominion fishery commission on the fisheries of the province of Ontario, 1893", issued as vol. 26, no. 7, supplement.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
"Report of the Dominion fishery commission on the fisheries of the province of Ontario, 1893", issued as vol. 26, no. 7, supplement.
Sessional Papers
Author: Canada. Parliament
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 722
Book Description
"Report of the Dominion fishery commission on the fisheries of the province of Ontario, 1893", issued as vol. 26, no. 7, supplement.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 722
Book Description
"Report of the Dominion fishery commission on the fisheries of the province of Ontario, 1893", issued as vol. 26, no. 7, supplement.
Shareholders in the Chartered Banks of the Dominion of Canada
Author: Canada. Dept. of Finance
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Banks and banking
Languages : en
Pages : 1098
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Banks and banking
Languages : en
Pages : 1098
Book Description
The Protestant
Canadian Practitioner
Executive Documents
British Musical Biography
Author: James Duff Brown
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description