Project Gutenberg 2010-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 77 Smeaton, William Henry Oliphant 1856 1914 Smeaton, Oliphant Allan Ramsay Famous Scots Series, 2 E-text prepared by Susan Skinner and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Allan Ramsay" by William Henry Oliphant Smeaton is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the life and contributions of Allan Ramsay, a notable Scottish poet and wigmaker, who was influential in the Scottish literary scene of the 18th century. It offers insight into both his personal life and the socio-political context of Scotland during his time, effectively painting a portrait of a man shaped by his environment and his craft. The opening of the book introduces readers to the early life of Allan Ramsay, detailing his background and family connections. We see glimpses of his youth in the lead-mining town of Leadhills as well as his apprenticeship as a wigmaker in Edinburgh. The narrative vividly describes his budding romance with Christian Ross, the daughter of a lawyer, highlighting the complexities of social class and aspirations of the time. The dynamics between Ramsay and his potential father-in-law, as well as the young poet’s growing literary ambitions, set the stage for Ramsay's eventual rise in both business and poetry. This initial segment establishes a strong foundation for understanding the conflicts and achievements that would define Ramsay's life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32642/32642-h/images/cover.jpg en Poets, Scottish -- 18th century -- Biography Ramsay, Allan, 1686-1758 PR Text Famous Scots Series Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature 317937 317817 2024-09-14T04:05:16.786952 2023-09-14T09:02:45.361889 text/html text/html 321313 2010-06-01T10:24:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 203052 2010-06-01T13:04:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 204001 2024-09-14T04:05:23.059983 application/epub+zip 207600 2024-09-14T04:05:17.995990 application/epub+zip 166148 2024-09-14T04:05:17.313113 application/epub+zip 311903 2024-09-14T04:05:26.595938 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325452 2024-09-14T04:05:22.266904 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284802 2022-09-15T05:40:33.294657 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270252 270174 2024-09-14T04:05:15.933000 2023-09-14T09:02:44.425898 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 270044 2010-06-01T10:22:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 109919 2010-06-01T10:22:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 270067 2010-06-01T10:22:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 109857 2010-06-01T10:22:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20887 2024-09-14T04:05:26.742876 application/rdf+xml 13429 2024-09-14T04:05:17.531011 image/jpeg 2112 2024-09-14T04:05:17.482005 image/jpeg 202351 2024-09-14T04:05:16.822037 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 en.wikipedia