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Nineteenth century travel writing in Cashmere and the Himalayas, otherwise called by Anglo-Indians "The Hills. "Download Description
The first event after being settled in our new quarters was the arrival of a sheep, presented to us by the Kardar, or chief dignitary of the town, as a mark of affection and distinction. This, according to the strict letter of the law, we should have refused to accept; twenty days marching, however, while it had sharpened our appetites, had rather diminished our stores. ... Read more

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(Full title:) "The metrical history of Sir William Wallace, Knight of Ellerslie, by Henry, commonly called Blind Harry: carefully transcribed from the M.S. copy of that work, in the Advocate's Library, under the eye of the Earl of Buchan. And now printed for the first time, according to the ancient and true orthography. With notes and dissertations." Perth: printed by R. Morison Junior; for R. Morison and Son, 1790. 3 vol (vol. I has an additional title-page in Scottish dialect.) First edition. The first attempt at a scholarly edition of a famous 15th-century Scottish metrical romance, from the unique surviving manuscript source. ... Read more