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Ossian Collection

Popular tales of the West Highlands

' Popular tales of the West Highlands ' contains the following 4 items:

	Early Gaelic Book Collections > Ossian Collection > Popular tales of the West Highlands > Volume 1 [81428502]
	Early Gaelic Book Collections > Ossian Collection > Popular tales of the West Highlands > Volume 2 [81434747]
	Early Gaelic Book Collections > Ossian Collection > Popular tales of the West Highlands > Volume 3 [81446997]
	Early Gaelic Book Collections > Ossian Collection > Popular tales of the West Highlands > Volume 4 [81452474]

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Popular tales of the West Highlands
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Permanent URL	https://digital.nls.uk/82814386
Description	Orally collected with a translation by J.F. Campbell. (4 volumes.)
Shelfmark	Oss.281-284
Additional NLS resources:	Library catalogue record

Form / genre:	Written and printed matter > Books
Dates / events:	1890-1893 [Date published]
Places:	Europe > United Kingdom > Scotland > Glasgow > Paisley (inhabited place) [Place published]
Subject / content:	Folk tales Literature (writings) Scottish Gaelic language Translations
Person / organisation:	Gardner, Alexander [Publisher] Campbell, J. F. (John Francis), 1822-1885 [Compiler] Islay Association [Sponsor]
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Ossian Collection
Description	Selected books from the Ossian Collection of 327 volumes, originally assembled by J. Norman Methven of Perth. Different editions and translations of James MacPherson's epic poem 'Ossian', some with a map of the 'Kingdom of Connor'. Also secondary material relating to Ossianic poetry and the Ossian controversy.

Early Gaelic Book Collections
Description	Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history.