Wit and humor
History of the Haverel wives, or, The folly of witless women displayed
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| Chapbooks printed in Scotland > Wit and humor > History of the Haverel wives, or, The folly of witless women displayed > (1) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/104185464 |
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| Description | Written by Humphray Clinker the clashing wives clerk. Being a comical conference between Maggy and Janet his two old aunts. With Janet's advice to Maggy, concerning marriage, with the manner in which she courted her husband, which began by her taking him by the twa lugs and kissing him. To which is added, an oration on the virtues of the old women, and the pride of the young. With a direction for young men what sort of women to take, and for women what sort of men to marry. Dictated by Janet Clinker, and written by Humphray Clinker, the clashing wives' clerk. |
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| Shelfmark | L.C.2840(11) |
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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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