The Gentle Shepherd - Ramsay, Allan

•Author: Ramsay, Allan

•Edition: 1808

•Publisher: William Martin, W. Creech, A. Constable & Co., etc.

•Format: 8vo 14.523 cm

•Collation: vol 1 – xx,1-398,[2] | Vol 2 – vi,399-772 Includes one map

•Binding: Full original leather some scuff marks and bumping see photographs.

•Condition Text and plates: In good condition except for bleeding into the facing text see photograph of title page

•Bibliographic index: OCLC 1179446498

•Description: This is an elaborate and scholarly edition of The Gentle Shepherd, a renowned pastoral play by Scottish poet Allan Ramsay (1686–1758). Originally published in 1725, The Gentle Shepherd is written in Scots dialect and is considered one of the most important works in early Scottish literature. It merges the form of classical pastoral poetry with Scottish rural life and themes of love, identity, and social mobility..

Additional Notes: This edition is not a simple reprint of the play but includes:

•Illustrations

•Additional poems

•A glossary of Scots language.

•A biography of Allan Ramsay

An analysis of the work