tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4470566361718935839.post3874682898070065548..comments2023-03-18T03:10:27.898-07:00Comments on Chris Paton's Blog: The Statistical Accounts of ScotlandChris Patonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05073425769475523109noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4470566361718935839.post-19789012833935483752011-01-04T10:54:23.586-08:002011-01-04T10:54:23.586-08:00Found the book at last!
"Life in Scotland A...Found the book at last! <br /><br />"Life in Scotland A Hundred Years Ago, as Reflected in the Old Statistical Account of Scotland 1791-1799", by James Murray. Published in Paisley by Alexander Gardener, 1900 (281 pages). <br /><br />A great read, sectioned in themes: Agricultural; Domestic and Social; Marriages-Births-Funerals; Popular Superstitions; Ecclesiastical and Theological; Schools and Schoolmasters; Tales and Legends; Etymological.<br /><br />ChrisChris Patonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073425769475523109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4470566361718935839.post-2316828654024317892010-11-25T11:21:53.351-08:002010-11-25T11:21:53.351-08:00Thanks Alan, will definitely hunt it out!
ChrisThanks Alan, will definitely hunt it out!<br /><br />ChrisChris Patonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073425769475523109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4470566361718935839.post-32028353370306773722010-11-25T10:32:29.431-08:002010-11-25T10:32:29.431-08:00Hi Chris
I too have a copy of Maisie Stevens'...Hi Chris<br /><br />I too have a copy of Maisie Stevens' book, which is certainly a good read.<br /><br />AlanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4470566361718935839.post-80327772405851016432010-11-20T04:42:21.294-08:002010-11-20T04:42:21.294-08:00Hi Kirst, don't think that is it, I'm fair...Hi Kirst, don't think that is it, I'm fairly sure it was a collation made by a minister. Rather annoying, I've misplaced it, and can't for the life of me think where it is - but it will pop up! lol Haven't see that book you've mentioned though, will try and dig up a copy, cheers.Chris Patonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073425769475523109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4470566361718935839.post-325807955134456202010-11-20T03:40:37.514-08:002010-11-20T03:40:37.514-08:00Hi Chris,
Don't think this is the book you...Hi Chris,<br /><br />Don't think this is the book you're thinking of but I have a copy of 'Parish Life in Eighteenth-Century Scotland: A Review of the Old Statistical Account' by Maisie Steven (1995), which is similarly arranged thematically.<br /><br />KirstyKirsty F Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05558508787388848119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4470566361718935839.post-28479188483420971372010-11-20T03:38:13.689-08:002010-11-20T03:38:13.689-08:00Yup direcelit, they are great reads. Very funny he...Yup direcelit, they are great reads. Very funny here in Largs, as there are two first accounts - one by the minister and another by someone so appalled at the minister's half hearted attempt that he produced another, signing himself off as "a friend to statistical enquiries"!Chris Patonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073425769475523109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4470566361718935839.post-22521169776332766302010-11-20T03:36:27.152-08:002010-11-20T03:36:27.152-08:00Hi Kirsty, I caught the first half of that, it was...Hi Kirsty, I caught the first half of that, it was an intersting programme. I have a book somewhere which has quotes from the first accounts on topics arranged on a thematic basis. Can't remember title, it's about a hundred years old, and a brilliant read, but it must be in a box somewhere! If I can hunt it out I will post the details here.Chris Patonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073425769475523109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4470566361718935839.post-29982595916343501532010-11-20T03:13:09.902-08:002010-11-20T03:13:09.902-08:00An invaluable source, especially for the main focu...An invaluable source, especially for the main focus of my research, the Western Isles of Scotland.direcleithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02004025854623265304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4470566361718935839.post-53063556698743970902010-11-20T03:06:26.613-08:002010-11-20T03:06:26.613-08:00The Statistical Accounts (and their references to ...The Statistical Accounts (and their references to tea and whisky in particular) were used as the basis for an entertaining little radio programme 'Those Baneful Articles' currently available on iPlayer (although only until Monday) http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ljk9g/Those_Baneful_Articles/ Worth a listen!<br /><br />KirstyKirsty F Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05558508787388848119noreply@blogger.com