A selection of amusing and entertaining Irish stories : compiled from various sources.

The popular stories of The spectre bridegroom and The mason of Granada.

The Scotch haggis : a selection of choice bon mots, Irish blunders, repartees, anecdotes, &c.

The history of Charles Jones, the footman : shewing how he raised himself from the humble station of a foot boy, to a place of great eminence and trust, by his honesty and integrity : also, On pride, & The country clergyman.

Watty & Meg, or, The wife reformed : owere true a tale.

Raising the wind; or, Habbie Sympson & his wife baith deid /
by: Andrews, John

Amusing prose chap-books : chiefly of last century /
Published: (1889)

The Elocutionist : a choice selection of the most popular poems for recitation.

The life and unparalleled voyages and adventures of Ambrose Gwinnett : containing an account of his being tried, convicted, and hanged in chains at Deal, for the supposed murder of Mr. Collins, his surprising recovery, his voyage to the West Indies, and being taken by the Spaniards, among whom he met with the supposed murdered Mr. Collins, and proposal to return to England together, his being taken by the Algerines and carried into slavery, and, after many hardships, his return to England /
by: Gwinnett, Ambrose

The wife of Beith : with a description of her journey to Heaven.

The Irish boy's garland; compos'd of three excellent new songs : I. The Irish boy. II. The bony Irish girl. III. The valiant sailor.

The New scrap-book : a selection of choice bon mots, Irish blunders, rapartees, anecdotes, &c.

The three advices : an Irish tale : to which is added, The silent man : with a variety of anecdotes.
Published: (1800)

The history of the yellow dwarf.
by: Aulnoy, Madame d' (Marie-Catherine), 1650 or 1651-1705

The comical history of Simple John and his twelve misfortunes : which happened all in twelve days after the unhappy day of his marriage.

History of the sleeping beauty in the wood.

History of Cinderella, or, The little glass slipper.

The comical tricks of Lothian Tom : with a selection of anecdotes.

Entertaining history of John Cheap, the chapman : containing above a hundred merry exploits done by him and his fellow traveller and companion, Drouthy Tom, a sticked shaver.
by: Graham, Dougal, 1724-1779

The Madrid shaver's singular adventures, and wonderful escape from the Spanish Inquisition : a true story.

The iron shroud, or Italian revenge.
by: Mudford, William, 1782-1848

Napoleon Bonaparte's Book of fate.

The way to wealth : with maxims for married ladies and gentlemen, &c. /
by: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Comical sayings of Pady from Cork; with his coat button'd behind : Being an elegant conference betwixt English Tom and Irish Teague; with pady's catechism, his opinion of purgatory, the state of, the dead; and his supplication when a mountain sailor. To which is added his creed for all Romish believers. [I]n all its parts carefully corrected.
by: Graham, Dougal, 1724-1779

A Pretty dialogue betwixt Robin Hood and a beggar.
Published: (1760)

Love in a tub: or, The merchant outwitted : To which are added, Honest Mall Boye. O to be married if this bethe way Gay Damon. Entered according to order.
Published: (1790)

A New mason's song to which is added, Captain Johnstons last farewell, and push about the Jorum.
Published: (1760)

Just published in two parts, part first, A Looking glass for dealers in victual : In the year eighteen hundred, and eighteen hundred and one, and every succeeding dear year.
Published: (1800)

An Elegy in memory of that valiant champion, Sir. R. Grierson, late Laird of Lag, who died Dec. 23d, 1733 : wherein the Prince of Darkness commends many of his best friends, who were the chief managers, of the late persecution.

An Interesting history of Robert Burns, the Ayrshire bard.

The life and adventures of Robin Hood.

The history of Whittington and his cat.

Sweet innocence; being a collection of favourite songs. 1. The sailor's love to fair Isabel. 2. The maid of Primrose Hill. 3. Bachelor's Hall. 4. Daffodill. 5. The busy crew.
Published: (1760)

The Factors garland, in four parts : Being an account how a young man, after having rioted away part of his estate, became factor to several merchants in London. How he found the corpse of a dead Christian lying on the ground in Turkey, and gave fifty pounds for its burial. Also, how he freed a young woman from being strangled, and brought her to London. How he went to that country where the Damsel's father was lord; and how, by a vest of her flowering, the prince came to hear of his daughter, whom he had lost three years before, telling the factor, that he would give her to the man in marriage that should bring her home. How he was betray'd and cast over board, and in what manner he was preserved, and brought to that prince's palace, and to the Damsel, &c.

The Two new songs of wha wants me? : To which are added, the distressed damsel, Molly Rover, and a new song.
Published: (1750)

The Conslart sailors garland, in three parts : I. The loyal courtship betwen a sailor and a farmer's only daughter. II. The sailors mother's extream passion for her son's pretending to marry the farmer's daughter, whom she thought below his fortune. III. The sailors wedding who brought his bride home to his mother in such a rich carb, that she took her to be a lady, till the farmer her father, otherwise informed her saying down two hundred guineas on the wedding day, concluding with the sailor's mother's frolicksome figures upon the sight of the gold.

The comic reciter : a selection of the best and most popular comic pieces for recitation.