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THE
WIFE OF BEITH.
REFORMED AND CORRECTED.
Givi'ng an account of her death, of her jour¬
ney to Heaven: how on the road, che feU.
in with Judas, Avho led her to the gate of
Hell; and w hat eonverfation she had with
tbe Devil, who would not let her in : alfo,
how at lalt she went to Heaven, and the
difficulties she encountered before she gs.
admittance th«re.
The whole being an allegorical Gdnverfation,
containing n .thing but that which is.record*
ea in the Scriptures for eur example.
Edinburgh, printed bf J. Morren,
WIFE OF BEITH.
REFORMED AND CORRECTED.
Givi'ng an account of her death, of her jour¬
ney to Heaven: how on the road, che feU.
in with Judas, Avho led her to the gate of
Hell; and w hat eonverfation she had with
tbe Devil, who would not let her in : alfo,
how at lalt she went to Heaven, and the
difficulties she encountered before she gs.
admittance th«re.
The whole being an allegorical Gdnverfation,
containing n .thing but that which is.record*
ea in the Scriptures for eur example.
Edinburgh, printed bf J. Morren,
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| Description | Reformed and corrected. Giving an account of her death, of her journey to heaven; how on the road, she fell in with Judas, who led her to the gate of hell; and what conversation she had with the Devil, who would not let her in : also, how at last she went to heaven and the difficulties she encountered before she got admittance there. The whole being an allegorical conversation containing nothing but that which is recorded in the scriptures for our example. Edinburgh, : Printed by J. Morren,, [1800?]. Based on the tale by Geoffrey Chaucer. |
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| Description | Over 3,000 chapbooks published in Scotland in the 18th and 19th centuries. Subjects include courtship, humour, occupations, fairs, apparitions, war, politics, crime, executions, Jacobites, transvestites, and freemasonry. Chapbooks are small booklets of 8, 12, 16 and 24 pages, often illustrated with crude woodcuts. Produced cheaply and sold by peddlars on the streets, they formed the staple reading material of the common people, along with broadsides. |
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