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Peter Buchan was born at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland in 1790.
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Gleanings of Scotch, English, and Irish, Scarce Old Ballads, Chiefly Tragical and Historical. with Notes by P. Buchan
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Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads (Scots Edition)
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Gleanings of Scarce Old Ballads: With Explanatory Notes (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Gleanings of Scarce Old Ballads: With Explanatory Notes The few that are here presented to the public, are not given upon an account of their poetical merit, although several of them have stood the test of ages, but as pictures of the mind, wherein is to be seen in panoramic view, the heroic deeds of other years, the loves, the joys the hopes, the fears, the crosses and enjoyments that dispirited and animated the lives and generous actions of those who once bran dished the broad sweard in defence of their rights as men, and proved their bravery as heroes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Ancient Ballads and Songs of the North of Scotland: Hitherto Unpublished
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Peter Buchan
Peter Buchan was a Scottish editor.
Education
He apprenticed with a Jack-of-all-trades.
Career
In 1816 he started in business as a printer at Peterhead, and was successful enough to be able eventually to retire and devote himself to the collection and editing of Scottish ballads. His Ancient Ballads and Songs of the North of Scotland (1828) contained a large number of hitherto unpublished ballads, and newly discovered versions of existing ones. Another collection made by him was published by the Percy Society, under the title Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads (1845). Two unpublished volumes of Buchan's ballad collections are in the British Museum. He died on the19th of September 1854.
Achievements
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He invented his own printing press named the "Auchmedden".
Works
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Gleanings of Scarce Old Ballads: With Explanatory Notes (Classic Reprint)
(Excerpt from Gleanings of Scarce Old Ballads: With Explan...)
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Ancient Ballads and Songs of the North of Scotland: Hitherto Unpublished
(This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curat...)
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Gleanings of Scotch, English, and Irish, Scarce Old Ballads, Chiefly Tragical and Historical. with Notes by P. Buchan
(This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. T...)
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Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads (Scots Edition)
(This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. T...)
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Gleanings of Scarce Old Ballads: With Explanatory Notes (Classic Reprint)
Religion
Another collection made by him was published by the Percy Society, under the title Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads (1845).
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Born
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Died
September 19, 1854 (aged 64) -
Nationality
British -
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