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C05-100-03, page 47

Record ID 392991

Delphine 4-6 Vols

Borrowed: 1817/4/12 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/4/16 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr Fotheringhame
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman.


Book Holding

Madame Anne-Louise-Germaine de Staël (Female, born 1766, died 1817)
Genre: Fiction
Delphine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Madame Anne-Louise-Germaine de Staël (Female, born 1766, died 1817)
Genre: Fiction
Delphine
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 99 times in 24 borrowing records


Book Work

Madame Anne-Louise-Germaine de Staël (Female, born 1766, died 1817)
Genre: Fiction
Delphine

Borrowed: 1817/4/12 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/4/16 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr Fotheringhame

Author: Madame Anne-Louise-Germaine de Staël (Female, born 1766, died 1817), Genre: Fiction

Delphine

Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6

Record ID 393003

Inchbald's Theatre 38-39

Borrowed: 1817/4/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/4/19 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr James Drever
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders.


Book Holding

Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Drama
The British Theatre; or, a Collection of plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal ... Printed ... from the prompt books. With biographical and critical remarks by Mrs. Inchbald.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 38, Volume 39

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Drama
The British Theatre; or, a Collection of plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal ... Printed ... from the prompt books. With biographical and critical remarks by Mrs. Inchbald.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1808. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 668 times in 358 borrowing records


Book Work

Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Drama
British Theatre; or, a Collection of Plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal

Borrowed: 1817/4/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/4/19 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr James Drever

Author: Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821), Genre: Drama

British Theatre; or, a Collection of Plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal

Volumes borrowed: Volume 38, Volume 39

Record ID 393012

Father & Daughter 1 Vol

Borrowed: 1817/4/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/4/19 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr James Drever
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders.


Book Holding

Amelia Alderson Opie (Female, born 1769, died 1853)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
The father and daughter, a tale, in prose: with an Epistle from the maid of Corinth to her lover; and other poetical pieces. By Mrs. Opie.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Borrowed: 1817/4/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/4/19 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr James Drever

Author: Amelia Alderson Opie (Female, born 1769, died 1853), Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry

Father and Daughter, a Tale, in Prose: with an Epistle from the Maid of Corinth to her Lover; and Other Poetical Pieces

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 393021

The Sisters 3 Vol

Borrowed: 1817/4/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/4/19 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr James Drever
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders.


Book Holding

William Dodd (Male, born 1729, died 1777)
Genre: Fiction
The sisters; or, the history of Lucy and Caroline Sanson, entrusted to a false friend
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

William Dodd (Male, born 1729, died 1777)
Genre: Fiction
The sisters; or, the history of Lucy and Caroline Sanson, entrusted to a false friend
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1791. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 77 times in 27 borrowing records


Book Work

William Dodd (Male, born 1729, died 1777)
Genre: Fiction
The sisters

Borrowed: 1817/4/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/4/19 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr James Drever

Author: William Dodd (Male, born 1729, died 1777), Genre: Fiction

The sisters

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 393027

Chalmer's Discourses 1 Vols

Borrowed: 1817/4/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/4/23 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr William Watt Bain
Gender: Male. Address: Main Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.


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: 1817/4/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/4/23 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr William Watt Bain

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 393030

Discipline 12d&3dVol

Borrowed: 1817/4/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/3 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr J. Spence
Gender: Male.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Discipline: a novel.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Discipline: a novel. [1814]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1814.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 168 times in 62 borrowing records


Book Work

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

Borrowed: 1817/4/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/3 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr J. Spence

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

Discipline

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 393033

D Ulanski's' Travels 1 Vol

Borrowed: 1817/4/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/4/19 (Saturday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Carl Theodor von Ulanski (Male)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Poland, Austria, Saxony, Bavaria, and the Tyrol, in the years 1807 and 1808
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 393036

Tales of My Landlord 2dVol

Borrowed: 1817/4/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/4/26 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr James Drever
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders.


Book Holding

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

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord, collected and arranged by Jedediah Cleishbotham.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh | London. Date of publication: 1816. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 566 times in 256 borrowing records


Book Work

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

Borrowed: 1817/4/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/4/26 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr James Drever

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

Tales of my Landlord [First Series]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 393039

British Theatre 37&40

Borrowed: 1817/4/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/4/26 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mrs Isabella Thuring
Gender: Female. Address: King Street, Kirkwall.


Book Holding

Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Drama
The British Theatre; or, a Collection of plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal ... Printed ... from the prompt books. With biographical and critical remarks by Mrs. Inchbald.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 37, Volume 40

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Drama
The British Theatre; or, a Collection of plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal ... Printed ... from the prompt books. With biographical and critical remarks by Mrs. Inchbald.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1808. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 668 times in 358 borrowing records


Book Work

Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Drama
British Theatre; or, a Collection of Plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal

Borrowed: 1817/4/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/4/26 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mrs Isabella Thuring

Author: Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821), Genre: Drama

British Theatre; or, a Collection of Plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal

Volumes borrowed: Volume 37, Volume 40

Record ID 393042

Castle Rackrent 1 Vol

Borrowed: 1817/4/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/4/26 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr John Mitchell
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Politics/Office Holders > Clerks.


Book Holding

Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Castle Rackrent [Edgeworth]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Castle Rackrent, an Hibernian Tale. Taken from facts, and from the manners of the Irish squires, before the year 1782.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 46


Book Work

Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Castle Rackrent, An Hibernian Tale

Borrowed: 1817/4/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/4/26 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr John Mitchell

Author: Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849), Genre: Fiction

Castle Rackrent, An Hibernian Tale

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 393051

Saxon & Gael 4 Vols

Borrowed: 1817/4/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/21 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Reverend Mr William Grant
Gender: Male. Address: Cross, Sanday.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.


Book Holding

Christian Isobel Johnstone (Female, born 1781, died 1857)
Genre: Fiction
The Saxon and the Gael; or, the Northern Metropolis: including a view of the Lowland and Highland character.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Christian Isobel Johnstone (Female, born 1781, died 1857)
Genre: Fiction
The Saxon and the Gael; or, the Northern Metropolis: including a view of the Lowland and Highland character. (1814)
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1814. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 272 times in 74 borrowing records


Book Work

Christian Isobel Johnstone (Female, born 1781, died 1857)
Genre: Fiction
Saxon and the Gael; or, The Northern Metropolis: including a View of the Lowland and Highland Character

Borrowed: 1817/4/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/21 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Reverend Mr William Grant

Author: Christian Isobel Johnstone (Female, born 1781, died 1857), Genre: Fiction

Saxon and the Gael; or, The Northern Metropolis: including a View of the Lowland and Highland Character

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

Record ID 393054

Boswell's Johnson 1stVol

Borrowed: 1817/4/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/4/19 (Saturday).


Borrower

Lieutenant John Baikie
Gender: Male. Address: Broad Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Mariner > Ships Owner. Military > Navy.


Book Holding

James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
The Life of Samuel Johnson [Boswell]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
The life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 152 times in 93 borrowing records


Book Work

James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
Life of Samuel Johnson [James Boswell]

Borrowed: 1817/4/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/4/19 (Saturday).

Borrower: Lieutenant John Baikie

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

Life of Samuel Johnson [James Boswell]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 393057

D      Do 2 Vol

Borrowed: 1817/4/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/3 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr James Riddoch of Cairston
Gender: Male. Address: Cairston, Stromness.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Politics/Office Holders > Lord Provost/Provost.


Book Holding

James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
The Life of Samuel Johnson [Boswell]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
The life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 152 times in 93 borrowing records


Book Work

James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
Life of Samuel Johnson [James Boswell]

Borrowed: 1817/4/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/3 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr James Riddoch of Cairston

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

Life of Samuel Johnson [James Boswell]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 393060

Lady Craven's Travels 1 Vol

Borrowed: 1817/4/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/4/19 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr William Henry Fotheringhame
Gender: Male. Address: King Street, Edinburgh; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Law > Writer/Procurator.


Book Holding

Elizabeth Craven (Female, born 1750, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
A journey through the Crimea to Constantinople. [Craven]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Elizabeth Craven (Female, born 1750, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
A journey through the Crimea to Constantinople. In a series of letters from ... Elizabeth Lady Craven, to His Serene Highness the Margrave of Brandebourg, Anspach, and Bareith.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 16


Book Work

Elizabeth Craven (Female, born 1750, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Journey through the Crimea to Constantinople

Borrowed: 1817/4/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/4/19 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr William Henry Fotheringhame

Author: Elizabeth Craven (Female, born 1750, died 1828), Genre: Travel

Journey through the Crimea to Constantinople

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 393063

German Gil Blas 3 Vols

Borrowed: 1817/4/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/3/3 (Monday).


Borrower

Mr James Riddoch of Cairston
Gender: Male. Address: Cairston, Stromness.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Politics/Office Holders > Lord Provost/Provost.


Book Holding

Freiherr von Adolf Knigge (Male, born 1752, died 1796)
Genre: Fiction
The German Gil Blas; or, the adventures of Peter Claus.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Freiherr von Adolf Knigge (Male, born 1752, died 1796)
Genre: Fiction
The German Gil Blas; or, the adventures of Peter Claus. (T92292)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 67 times in 23 borrowing records


Book Work

Freiherr von Adolf Knigge (Male, born 1752, died 1796)
Genre: Fiction
German Gil Blas; or, The Adventures of Peter Claus

Borrowed: 1817/4/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/3/3 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr James Riddoch of Cairston

Author: Freiherr von Adolf Knigge (Male, born 1752, died 1796), Genre: Fiction

German Gil Blas; or, The Adventures of Peter Claus

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 393066

Alison on Taste 2 Vols

Borrowed: 1817/3/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/21 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Reverend Mr Andrew Smith
Gender: Male. Address: Holm.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.


Book Holding

Archibald Alison (Male, born 1757, died 1839)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays on the nature and principles of taste [Alison]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Archibald Alison (Male, born 1757, died 1839)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays on the nature and principles of taste, etc.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1815. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 9 borrowing records


Book Work

Archibald Alison (Male, born 1757, died 1839)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays on the Nature and Principles of Taste

Borrowed: 1817/3/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/5/21 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Reverend Mr Andrew Smith

Author: Archibald Alison (Male, born 1757, died 1839), Genre: Belles Lettres

Essays on the Nature and Principles of Taste

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 393069

Travels in Britain 2dVol

Borrowed: 1817/3/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/4/19 (Saturday).


Borrower

Lieutenant Skelton
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Louis Simond (Male, born 1767, died 1831)
Genre: Travel
Travels in England: journal of a tour and residence in Great Britain, during the years 1810 and 1811
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Louis Simond (Male, born 1767, died 1831)
Genre: Travel
Travels in England: journal of a tour and residence in Great Britain, during the years 1810 and 1811
Published: New York. Date of publication: 1815. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 71 borrowing records


Book Work

Louis Simond (Male, born 1767, died 1831)
Genre: Travel
Travels in England

Borrowed: 1817/3/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/4/19 (Saturday).

Borrower: Lieutenant Skelton

Author: Louis Simond (Male, born 1767, died 1831), Genre: Travel

Travels in England

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 393081

Paul's Letters 1 Vol

Borrowed: 1817/3/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/17 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr William Strang
Gender: Male. Address: Lop Ness, Sanday.


Book Holding

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Travel
Paul's Letters to his Kinsfolk. [By Sir Walter Scott.]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Travel
Paul's Letters to his Kinsfolk. [By Sir Walter Scott.]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1816. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 52


Book Work

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Travel
Paul's Letters to his Kinsfolk

Borrowed: 1817/3/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/17 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr William Strang

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

Paul's Letters to his Kinsfolk

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 393087

Historical Sketches 2 Vols

Borrowed: 1817/3/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/17 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr William Strang
Gender: Male. Address: Lop Ness, Sanday.


Book Holding

Genre: History
Historical sketches of politics and public men
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Genre: History
Historical sketches of politics and public men, for the year 1812-[1813]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1814. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 17 times in 9 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: History
Historical sketches of politics and public men

Borrowed: 1817/3/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/5/17 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr William Strang

Genre: History

Historical sketches of politics and public men

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2