The ancient and modern Scots songs, heroic ballads, &c. : manuscript, 1879.

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The ancient and modern Scots songs, heroic ballads, &c. : manuscript, 1879.

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The title page, preface, and two ballads from Herd's 1769 printed edition which do not appear or differ greatly from the 1776 printed edition.

1 v. (14 leaves) ; 22 cm.

Houghton Library

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Murdoch, James Barclay

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Child, Francis James, 1825-1896

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The materials in this bound volume were generated due to a manuscript called the "Harris manuscript." The Harris manuscript was written down by the sisters Amelia Harris (1815-1891) and Jane Harris (1823-1897). They compiled a family repertoire of Scottish ballads, mainly passed on orally to the sisters by their mother, Grace Dow Harris (Mrs. David Harris) (b.1782). This manuscript and some correspondence was purchased in 1873 by Professor Francis James Child of Harvard University who was a scho...

Herd, David, 1732-1810

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