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C05-100-04, page 66

Record ID 402153

Rhoda

Borrowed: 1820/1/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/1/22 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mrs Isabella Thuring
Gender: Female. Address: King Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Miscellaneous > Wife/Spouse.


Book Holding

Frances Jacson (Male, born 1754, died 1842)
Genre: Fiction
Rhoda: a novel. [Frances Jacson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Frances Jacson (Male, born 1754, died 1842)
Genre: Fiction
Rhoda: a novel. [Frances Jacson, 1816]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1816. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 212 times in 77 borrowing records


Book Work

Frances Jacson (Male, born 1754, died 1842)
Genre: Fiction
Rhoda: A Novel

Borrowed: 1820/1/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/1/22 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mrs Isabella Thuring

Author: Frances Jacson (Male, born 1754, died 1842), Genre: Fiction

Rhoda: A Novel

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 402156

Old Eng. Baron

Borrowed: 1820/1/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/1/15 (Saturday).


Borrower

Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen


Book Holding

Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve. (T129762)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 37


Book Work

Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story

Borrowed: 1820/1/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/1/15 (Saturday).

Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan

Author: Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807), Genre: Fiction

Old English Baron: A Gothic Story

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 402159

Castle of Otranto

Borrowed: 1820/1/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/1/25 (Tuesday).


Borrower

Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen


Book Holding

Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797)
Genre: Fiction
The Castle of Otranto
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797)
Genre: Fiction
The Castle of Otranto; a Gothic Story
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh | London. Date of publication: 1811.
Number of borrowings: 33


Book Work

Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797)
Genre: Fiction
The Castle of Otranto

Borrowed: 1820/1/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/1/25 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan

Author: Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797), Genre: Fiction

The Castle of Otranto

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 402162

Quarterly Review

Borrowed: 1820/1/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/1/22 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mrs Omond
Gender: Female. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Miscellaneous > Wife/Spouse.


Book Holding

Genre: Periodicals
Quarterly Review
Volumes borrowed: Volume 41

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Periodicals
The Quarterly Review
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809-1967. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 636 times in 565 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Periodicals
Quarterly Review

Borrowed: 1820/1/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/1/22 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mrs Omond

Genre: Periodicals

Quarterly Review

Volumes borrowed: Volume 41

Record ID 402165

Laing's Scotland

Borrowed: 1820/1/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/9/16 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Malcolm Laing (Male, born 1762, died 1818)
Genre: History
The History of Scotland from the Union of the Crowns on the accession of James VI. to the throne of England, to the Union of the Kingdoms in the reign of Queen Anne [Laing]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Malcolm Laing (Male, born 1762, died 1818)
Genre: History
The History of Scotland from the Union of the Crowns on the accession of James VI. to the throne of England, to the Union of the Kingdoms in the reign of Queen Anne [Laing, 1804]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1804. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 120 times in 77 borrowing records


Book Work

Malcolm Laing (Male, born 1762, died 1818)
Genre: History
History of Scotland from the Union of the Crowns on the Accession of James VI to the Throne of England, to the Union of the Kingdoms in the Reign of Queen Anne

Record ID 402168

Chalmers Discourses

Borrowed: 1820/1/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/2/5 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr John Robertson
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Politics/Office Holders > Tax Collector.


Book Holding

Thomas Chalmers (Male, born 1780, died 1847)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Theology
A series of discourses on the Christian revelation viewed in connection with the modern astronomy [Chalmer]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Borrowed: 1820/1/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/2/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr John Robertson

Author: Thomas Chalmers (Male, born 1780, died 1847), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Theology

A series of discourses on the Christian revelation viewed in connection with the modern astronomy

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 402171

Emmeline

Borrowed: 1820/1/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/1/18 (Tuesday).


Borrower

Mr Fotheringhame
Gender: Male.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Emmeline. With some other pieces.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Emmeline. With some other pieces. By Mary Brunton ... To which is prefixed a memoir of her life, including some extracts from her correspondence [by Alexander Brunton]. [With a portrait.]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1819. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 64


Book Work

Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Emmeline. With Some Other Pieces

Borrowed: 1820/1/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/1/18 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Mr Fotheringhame

Author: Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818), Genre: Fiction

Emmeline. With Some Other Pieces

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 402174

Fordyce's Sermons

Borrowed: 1820/1/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/1/18 (Tuesday).


Borrower

Mr P. Jolly
Gender: Male.
Alternative spelling: Jollie


Book Holding

James Fordyce (Male, born 1720, died 1796)
Genre: Education
Sermons to young women, by James Fordyce
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

James Fordyce (Male, born 1720, died 1796)
Genre: Education
Sermons to young women, by James Fordyce
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 3 borrowing records


Book Work

James Fordyce (Male, born 1720, died 1796)
Genre: Education
Sermons to Young Women [James Fordyce]

Borrowed: 1820/1/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/1/18 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Mr P. Jolly

Author: James Fordyce (Male, born 1720, died 1796), Genre: Education

Sermons to Young Women [James Fordyce]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 402177

Burns Poems

Borrowed: 1820/1/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr Fotheringhame
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Robert Burns
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Robert Burns
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1813. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 72 times in 32 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Robert Burns

Borrowed: 1820/1/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr Fotheringhame

Author: Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21), Genre: Poetry

The works of Robert Burns

Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified

Record ID 402180

O'Donnel

Borrowed: 1820/1/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr Fotheringhame
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Sydney Owenson Lady Morgan (Female, born 1783, died 1859)
Genre: Fiction
O'Donnel. A national tale, etc.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Sydney Owenson Lady Morgan (Female, born 1783, died 1859)
Genre: Fiction
O'Donnel. A national tale, etc.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1814. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 204 times in 71 borrowing records


Book Work

Sydney Owenson Lady Morgan (Female, born 1783, died 1859)
Genre: Fiction
O'Donnel: A National Tale

Borrowed: 1820/1/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr Fotheringhame

Author: Sydney Owenson Lady Morgan (Female, born 1783, died 1859), Genre: Fiction

O'Donnel: A National Tale

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 402183

Dramatic Tales

Borrowed: 1820/1/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr Fotheringhame
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

James Hogg (Male, born 1770, died 1835)
Genre: Fiction
Dramatic Tales. By the author of “The Poetic Mirror” [James Hogg].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

James Hogg (Male, born 1770, died 1835)
Genre: Fiction
Dramatic Tales. By the author of “The Poetic Mirror” [James Hogg, 1817].
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 65 times in 34 borrowing records


Book Work

James Hogg (Male, born 1770, died 1835)
Genre: Fiction
Dramatic Tales

Borrowed: 1820/1/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr Fotheringhame

Author: James Hogg (Male, born 1770, died 1835), Genre: Fiction

Dramatic Tales

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 402186

Johnsons Tour

Borrowed: 1820/1/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1820/2/26 (Saturday).


Borrower

Reverend Mr John Barry
Gender: Male. Address: Shapinsay.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Alternative spelling: Barrie


Book Holding

James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. By James Boswell, Esq. containing Some Poetical Pieces by Dr. Johnson, relative to the Tour, and never before published [Johnson Journey]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. By James Boswell, Esq. containing Some Poetical Pieces by Dr. Johnson, relative to the Tour, and never before published
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1791. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 32


Book Work

James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides

Borrowed: 1820/1/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1820/2/26 (Saturday).

Borrower: Reverend Mr John Barry

Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Travel

Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 402189

McCries Life

Borrowed: 1820/1/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1820/2/26 (Saturday).


Borrower

Reverend Mr John Barry
Gender: Male. Address: Shapinsay.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Alternative spelling: Barrie


Book Holding

Thomas McCrie (Male, born 1772, died 1835)
Genre: Lives
The Life of John Knox [McCrie]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Thomas McCrie (Male, born 1772, died 1835)
Genre: Lives
The life of John Knox ... Third edition.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1814. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 70 times in 37 borrowing records


Book Work

Thomas McCrie (Male, born 1772, died 1835)
Genre: Lives
Life of John Knox

Borrowed: 1820/1/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1820/2/26 (Saturday).

Borrower: Reverend Mr John Barry

Author: Thomas McCrie (Male, born 1772, died 1835), Genre: Lives

Life of John Knox

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 402192

Women

Borrowed: 1820/1/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1820/2/19 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr Samuel Laing
Gender: Male. Address: Papdale, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird.


Book Holding

Charles Robert Maturin (Male, born 1780, died 1824)
Genre: Fiction
Women : or, Pour et contre: a tale
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Charles Robert Maturin (Male, born 1780, died 1824)
Genre: Fiction
Women : or, Pour et contre: a tale
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1818. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 127 times in 44 borrowing records


Book Work

Charles Robert Maturin (Male, born 1780, died 1824)
Genre: Fiction
Women

Borrowed: 1820/1/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1820/2/19 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr Samuel Laing

Author: Charles Robert Maturin (Male, born 1780, died 1824), Genre: Fiction

Women

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 402195

Hume's England

Borrowed: 1820/1/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Reverend Mr William Malcolm
Gender: Male. Address: Firth.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.


Book Holding

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: History
Hume History of England [and Smollett]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9, Volume 10

Borrowed: 1820/1/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Reverend Mr William Malcolm

Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771), Genre: History

Hume History of England [and Smollett]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 9, Volume 10

Record ID 402198

Tales of my Landlord

Borrowed: 1820/1/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Reverend Mr William Malcolm
Gender: Male. Address: Firth.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.


Book Holding

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [series unspecified]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord. First Series; containing the Black Dwarf, and Old Mortality.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1819. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 96 times in 28 borrowing records


Book Work

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [First Series]

Borrowed: 1820/1/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Reverend Mr William Malcolm

Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction

Tales of my Landlord [First Series]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 402201

Ferguson's Roman Republic

Borrowed: 1820/1/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1820/4/22 (Saturday).


Borrower

Reverend Dr Thomas Bremner
Gender: Male. Address: Walls.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.


Book Holding

Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
The History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic [Ferguson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
The History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic [1813]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1813. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 66 times in 42 borrowing records

Borrowed: 1820/1/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1820/4/22 (Saturday).

Borrower: Reverend Dr Thomas Bremner

Author: Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 402204

Humboldts Narrative

Borrowed: 1820/1/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1820/4/1 (Saturday).


Borrower

Reverend Dr Thomas Bremner
Gender: Male. Address: Walls.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.


Book Holding

Alexander von Humboldt (Male, born 1769, died 1859)
Genre: Travel
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent during the years 1799-1804, by A. de Humboldt and A. Bonpland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Alexander von Humboldt (Male, born 1769, died 1859)
Genre: Travel
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent during the years 1799-1804.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1814-1829. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 7 vols.
Translators: Williams, Helen Maria, 1762-1827
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 170 times in 73 borrowing records


Book Work

Alexander von Humboldt (Male, born 1769, died 1859)
Genre: Travel
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent during the Years 1799-1804

Borrowed: 1820/1/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1820/4/1 (Saturday).

Borrower: Reverend Dr Thomas Bremner

Author: Alexander von Humboldt (Male, born 1769, died 1859), Genre: Travel

Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent during the Years 1799-1804

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Record ID 402207

Soldiers Journal

Borrowed: 1820/1/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1820/4/22 (Saturday).


Borrower

Reverend Dr Thomas Bremner
Gender: Male. Address: Walls.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.


Book Holding

Captain Thomas Pococke (Male)
Genre: Lives
Journal of a soldier of the 71st, or Glasgow Regiment, Highland Light Infantry, from 1806 to 1815
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Captain Thomas Pococke (Male)
Genre: Lives
Journal of a Soldier of the Seventy-First, or Glasgow Regiment Highland Light Infantry, from 1806 to 1815. [By Captain Thomas Pococke.]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1819. Format: 12mo.
Editors: Howell, Thomas
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 93 times in 92 borrowing records


Book Work

Captain Thomas Pococke (Male)
Genre: Lives
Journal of a Soldier of the Seventy-First, or Glasgow Regiment Highland Light Infantry, from 1806 to 1815

Record ID 402210

Robertsons Works

Borrowed: 1820/1/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/9/18 (Monday).


Borrower

Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.


Book Holding

William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The Works of William Robertson
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The Works of William Robertson [1812]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1812. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 237 times in 152 borrowing records


Book Work

William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Works of William Robertson

Borrowed: 1820/1/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/9/18 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire

Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History

Works of William Robertson

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 402213

Emmeline

Borrowed: 1820/1/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mrs Isabella Thuring
Gender: Female. Address: King Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Miscellaneous > Wife/Spouse.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Emmeline. With some other pieces.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Emmeline. With some other pieces. By Mary Brunton ... To which is prefixed a memoir of her life, including some extracts from her correspondence [by Alexander Brunton]. [With a portrait.]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1819. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 64


Book Work

Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Emmeline. With Some Other Pieces

Borrowed: 1820/1/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mrs Isabella Thuring

Author: Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818), Genre: Fiction

Emmeline. With Some Other Pieces

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 402216

Franklin

Borrowed: 1820/1/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/2/9 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr Andrew Henderson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Politics/Office Holders > Clerks.


Book Holding

Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The complete works in philosophy, politics, and morals, of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The complete works in philosophy, politics, and morals, of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1811. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 81 times in 48 borrowing records


Book Work

Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The complete works in philosophy, politics, and morals, of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin

Borrowed: 1820/1/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/2/9 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr Andrew Henderson

Author: Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790), Genre: Philosophy and Morality

The complete works in philosophy, politics, and morals, of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 402219

Gil Blas

Borrowed: 1820/1/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/2/5 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mrs Omond
Gender: Female. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Miscellaneous > Wife/Spouse.


Book Holding

Henry Lemaire (Male, born 1756, died 1808)
Genre: Fiction
The French Gil Blas; or, Adventures of Henry Lanson.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Henry Lemaire (Male, born 1756, died 1808)
Genre: Fiction
The French Gil Blas; or, Adventures of Henry Lanson. (T114280)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 44 times in 11 borrowing records


Book Work

Henry Lemaire (Male, born 1756, died 1808)
Genre: Fiction
French Gil Blas; or, Adventures of Henry Lanson

Borrowed: 1820/1/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/2/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mrs Omond

Author: Henry Lemaire (Male, born 1756, died 1808), Genre: Fiction

French Gil Blas; or, Adventures of Henry Lanson

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Record ID 402222

Antiquary

Borrowed: 1820/1/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/2/2 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mrs Isabella Thuring
Gender: Female. Address: King Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Miscellaneous > Wife/Spouse.


Book Holding

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
The Antiquary. By the author of “Waverley” and “Guy Mannering” [i.e. Sir Walter Scott].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
The Antiquary.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1816. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 496 times in 186 borrowing records


Book Work

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Antiquary

Borrowed: 1820/1/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/2/2 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mrs Isabella Thuring

Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction

Antiquary

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 402225

& Cœlebs

Borrowed: 1820/1/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/2/2 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mrs Isabella Thuring
Gender: Female. Address: King Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Miscellaneous > Wife/Spouse.


Book Holding

Hannah More (Female, born 1745, died 1833)
Genre: Fiction
Cœlebs in Search of a Wife
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Hannah More (Female, born 1745, died 1833)
Genre: Fiction
Cœlebs in Search of a Wife
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 65 times in 36 borrowing records


Book Work

Hannah More (Female, born 1745, died 1833)
Genre: Fiction
Coelebs in Search of a Wife

Borrowed: 1820/1/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/2/2 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mrs Isabella Thuring

Author: Hannah More (Female, born 1745, died 1833), Genre: Fiction

Coelebs in Search of a Wife

Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified

Record ID 402228

Smollet

Borrowed: 1820/2/22 (Tuesday). Returned: 1820/2/2 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr P. Jolly
Gender: Male.
Alternative spelling: Jollie


Book Holding

Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Lives
The miscellaneous works: With memoirs of his life and writings [Smollett]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Lives
The miscellaneous works of Tobias Smollett, M.D. : with memoirs of his life and writings
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1811. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 157 times in 113 borrowing records


Book Work

Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Lives
Miscellaneous Works of Tobias Smollett

Borrowed: 1820/2/22 (Tuesday). Returned: 1820/2/2 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr P. Jolly

Author: Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771), Genre: Fiction, Genre: Lives

Miscellaneous Works of Tobias Smollett

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 402231

Rhoda

Borrowed: 1820/1/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/3/25 (Saturday).


Borrower

Lieutenant John Lindsay
Gender: Male. Address: Caldale House, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.


Book Holding

Frances Jacson (Male, born 1754, died 1842)
Genre: Fiction
Rhoda: a novel. [Frances Jacson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Frances Jacson (Male, born 1754, died 1842)
Genre: Fiction
Rhoda: a novel. [Frances Jacson, 1816]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1816. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 212 times in 77 borrowing records


Book Work

Frances Jacson (Male, born 1754, died 1842)
Genre: Fiction
Rhoda: A Novel

Borrowed: 1820/1/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/3/25 (Saturday).

Borrower: Lieutenant John Lindsay

Author: Frances Jacson (Male, born 1754, died 1842), Genre: Fiction

Rhoda: A Novel

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 402234

Old Eng. Baron

Borrowed: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/2/5 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mrs Stewart
Gender: Female. Address: Burness, Sanday.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Miscellaneous > Wife/Spouse.
Alternative spelling: Stuart


Book Holding

Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve. (T129762)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 37


Book Work

Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story

Borrowed: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/2/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mrs Stewart

Author: Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807), Genre: Fiction

Old English Baron: A Gothic Story

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 402237

Scotch Magazine

Borrowed: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/2/5 (Saturday).


Borrower

Reverend Mr John Dunn
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.


Book Holding

Genre: Periodicals
Scots/Scotch Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume September 1819, Volume October 1819

Borrowed: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/2/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: Reverend Mr John Dunn

Genre: Periodicals

Scots/Scotch Magazine

Volumes borrowed: Volume September 1819, Volume October 1819

Record ID 402240

Rob Roy

Borrowed: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/2/5 (Saturday).


Borrower

Reverend Mr John Dunn
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.


Book Holding

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Rob Roy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Rob Roy.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh | London. Date of publication: 1818. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 309 times in 114 borrowing records


Book Work

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Rob Roy

Borrowed: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/2/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: Reverend Mr John Dunn

Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction

Rob Roy

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 402243

Burn's

Borrowed: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/2/16 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Reverend Mr John Dunn
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.


Book Holding

Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Robert Burns
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Robert Burns
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1813. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 72 times in 32 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Robert Burns

Borrowed: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/2/16 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Reverend Mr John Dunn

Author: Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21), Genre: Poetry

The works of Robert Burns

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Record ID 402246

British Poets

Borrowed: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/2/5 (Saturday).


Borrower

Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Alternative spelling: Cowen


Book Holding

Genre: Poetry
The works of the British poets
Volumes borrowed: Volume 22, Volume 23

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Genre: Poetry
The works of the British poets
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1807.
Editors: Thomas Park
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 168 times in 97 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Poetry
The works of the British poets

Borrowed: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/2/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan

Genre: Poetry

The works of the British poets

Volumes borrowed: Volume 22, Volume 23

Record ID 402249

Gibbon's Rome

Borrowed: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/2/9 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Dr Bullion
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire [Gibbon]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire [Gibbon, 1813]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 171 times in 112 borrowing records


Book Work

Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Borrowed: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/2/9 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Dr Bullion

Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5

Record ID 402252

Watson on Christianity

Borrowed: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/2/9 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Dr Bullion
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Theology
An apology for Christianity [Watson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Theology
An apology for Christianity [Watson].
Language: English . Published: Cambridge. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 11


Book Work

Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Theology
Apology for Christianity [Richard Watson]

Borrowed: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/2/9 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Dr Bullion

Author: Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816), Genre: Theology

Apology for Christianity [Richard Watson]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 402255

Hume's England

Borrowed: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/2/2 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr Fotheringhame
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: History
Hume History of England [and Smollett]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Borrowed: 1820/1/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1820/2/2 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr Fotheringhame

Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771), Genre: History

Hume History of England [and Smollett]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1