Project Gutenberg 2006-06-19 Public domain in the USA. 76 Rogers, Charles 1825 1890 Roger, Charles The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume 2. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Ted Garvin, Susan Skinner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume 2" by Charles Rogers is a collection of Scottish poetry and literary works written in the mid-19th century. The volume is an exploration of Scottish poetry from the past fifty years and features memoirs of notable poets, providing readers with an insight into the lyrical traditions and cultural narratives of Scotland. The collection not only celebrates the art of poetry but also seeks to bridge the past and present of Scottish literary heritage. At the start of this volume, Rogers introduces the influential figure of James Hogg, known as the Ettrick Shepherd, detailing his origins and the circumstances of his life that shaped him into a prominent Scottish poet. The opening section outlines Hogg's humble beginnings as a shepherd in the picturesque landscape of Ettrick, highlighting his struggles for education and artistic recognition amidst financial hardships. Through a series of anecdotes and biographical details, readers gain an understanding of Hogg's rise in the world of poetry and the literary community of his time, setting the stage for the celebrated works featured in this collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Scotland -- Poetry Songs, Scottish Gaelic -- Texts Scottish Gaelic poetry -- Translations into English PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 779603 779593 2024-10-08T08:54:50.407769 2023-09-08T10:19:44.702113 text/html text/html 806993 2006-06-19T14:56:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 371210 2006-06-19T14:58:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 401677 2024-10-08T08:55:19.480141 application/epub+zip 407317 2024-10-08T08:54:58.829726 application/epub+zip 333841 2024-10-08T08:54:54.517776 application/epub+zip 685278 2024-10-08T08:55:27.682095 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 931837 2024-10-08T08:55:12.129206 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 857044 2022-09-09T04:46:40.287287 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 536491 2024-10-08T08:54:46.328792 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 536425 2006-06-19T14:56:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 207624 2006-06-19T14:58:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 536399 2006-06-19T14:58:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 207524 2006-06-19T14:58:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 536398 2006-06-19T14:58:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 207451 2006-06-19T14:58:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23137 2024-10-08T08:55:27.854044 application/rdf+xml 15739 2024-10-08T08:54:54.751735 image/jpeg 2417 2024-10-08T08:54:54.636742 image/jpeg 369705 2024-10-08T08:54:50.463743 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog