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Record ID 266069
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Franklin's Works v.1
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Archibald M Cockburn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Franklin's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin : consisting of his Life: together with Essays, humorous, moral, and literary
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 14 borrowing records
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Archibald M Cockburn
Author: Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 266156
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adventurer v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Crawford
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
The adventurer. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N492796
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Crawford
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 266249
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Tale of a Tub
Borrowed: 1823/12/18 (Thursday).
George Cunningham
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The Tale of a Tub
Confidence level: Very likely
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Tale of a tub. Written for the universal improvement of mankind. To which is added, an account of a battle between the ancient and modern books in St James's Library. With the author's apology, and explanatory notes by W. Wotton, B.D. and others. Whereunto is subjoined, directions to servants. By the Reverend Dr. Jonathan Swift, dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T173095
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Tale of a Tub
Borrowed: 1823/12/18 (Thursday).
Borrower: George Cunningham
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 266294
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Voltaire v. 10, 11
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
William Cunningham
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Voltaire
Shelfmark: 727.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10, Volume 11
Confidence level: Certain
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The works of M. de Voltaire. Translated from the French. With notes, historical and critical. By T. Smollett, M.D. T. Francklin, M.A. and others. Volume the first.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 36v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 7 times in 6 borrowing records
ESTC: N30607
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Works of Voltaire
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: William Cunningham
Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10, Volume 11
Record ID 266351
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Round Table v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Francis Russel Davidson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Hazlitt (Male, born 1778, died 1830), Leigh Hunt (Male, born 1784, died 1859)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Round Table
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Hazlitt (Male, born 1778, died 1830), Leigh Hunt (Male, born 1784, died 1859)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The Round Table. A collection of Essays.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 16 times in 8 borrowing records
William Hazlitt (Male, born 1778, died 1830), Leigh Hunt (Male, born 1784, died 1859)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Round Table: A Collection of Essays
Borrowed: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Francis Russel Davidson
Author: William Hazlitt (Male, born 1778, died 1830), Leigh Hunt (Male, born 1784, died 1859), Genre: Belles Lettres
Round Table: A Collection of Essays
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 266471
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Curiosities of Literature v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/6/15 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Paul Darling
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Curiosities of Literature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Curiosities of literature
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1817. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 5 borrowing records
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Curiosities of Literature
Borrowed: 1824/6/15 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Paul Darling
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 266573
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adventurer v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
James J Dickson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
The adventurer. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N492796
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
Borrower: James J Dickson
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 266864
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adventurer v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/10. Returned: yes.
James Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
The adventurer. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N492796
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Borrowed: 1823/10.
Borrower: James Duncan
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 267191
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Creeche's Fugitive Pieces
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
James Forrest
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Creech (Male, born 1745, died 1815)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Creech's Fugitive Pieces
Confidence level: Certain
William Creech (Male, born 1745, died 1815)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Edinburgh fugitive pieces : with letters containing a comparative view of the modes of living, arts, commerce, literature, manners, &c. of Edinburgh, at different periods
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1815. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 19
William Creech (Male, born 1745, died 1815)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Edinburgh Fugitive Pieces
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Forrest
Author: William Creech (Male, born 1745, died 1815), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 267389
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Art of Speaking
Borrowed: 1824/1/29 (Thursday).
Robert H Gordon
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Burgh (Male, born 1714, died 1775)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Art of Speaking
Confidence level: Speculative
James Burgh (Male, born 1714, died 1775)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The art of speaking. Containing I. An essay; in which are given rules for expressing properly the principal passions and humours, which occur in Reading, or public Speaking; and II. Lessons taken from the antients and moderns (with Additions and Alterations, where thought useful) exhibiting a Variety of Matter for Practice; the emphatical Words printed in Italics; with Notes of Direction referring to the Essay. To which are added a Table of the Lessons; and an Index of the various Passions and Humours in the Essay and Lessons.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1761. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T102411
James Burgh (Male, born 1714, died 1775)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Art of Speaking
Borrowed: 1824/1/29 (Thursday).
Borrower: Robert H Gordon
Author: James Burgh (Male, born 1714, died 1775), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 267482
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Curiosities of Literature v. 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/1/29 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
William Gowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Curiosities of Literature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Curiosities of literature
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1817. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 5 borrowing records
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Curiosities of Literature
Borrowed: 1824/1/29 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Gowan
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 267503
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Curiosities of Literature v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/4/29 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
William Gowan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Curiosities of Literature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Curiosities of literature
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1817. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 5 borrowing records
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Curiosities of Literature
Borrowed: 1824/4/29 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Gowan
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 267683
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Swift's Tale of a Tub
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
James Henderson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Swift's Tale of a Tub
Confidence level: Speculative
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
A tale of a tub. Written for the universal improvement of mankind. To which are added, An account of a battle between the ancient and the modern books in St. James's Library; and, A discourse concerning the mechanical operation of the spirit. With the author's apology; and, explanatory notes, by W. Wotton, B.D. and others.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1750. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: N13636
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Tale of a Tub
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Henderson
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 267842
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Voltaire's Works v. 29
Borrowed: 1824/4/6 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
George Hogarth
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Voltaire's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 29
Confidence level: Speculative
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The works of M. de Voltaire. Translated from the French. With notes, historical and critical. By Dr. Smollet, and others. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1761-1765. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 25v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 13 borrowing records
ESTC: T52773
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Works of Voltaire
Borrowed: 1824/4/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George Hogarth
Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 29
Record ID 267839
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Voltaire's Works v. 28
Borrowed: 1824/4/6 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
George Hogarth
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Voltaire's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 28
Confidence level: Speculative
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The works of M. de Voltaire. Translated from the French. With notes, historical and critical. By Dr. Smollet, and others. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1761-1765. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 25v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 13 borrowing records
ESTC: T52773
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Works of Voltaire
Borrowed: 1824/4/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George Hogarth
Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 28
Record ID 267899
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Family Picture
Borrowed: 1824/5/3 (Monday).
Thomas Hunter
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Holcroft (Male, born 1745, died 1809)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Holcroft's Family Picture
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Holcroft (Male, born 1745, died 1809)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
The family picture; or, Domestic dialogues on amiable and interesting subjects; illustrated by histories, allegories, tales, fables, anecdotes, &c. Intended to strengthen and inform the mind. By Thomas Holcroft, author of Duplicity, a comedy. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: T57335
Thomas Holcroft (Male, born 1745, died 1809)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Family Picture; or, Domestic Dialogues on Amiable and Interesting Subjects
Borrowed: 1824/5/3 (Monday).
Borrower: Thomas Hunter
Author: Thomas Holcroft (Male, born 1745, died 1809), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Family Picture; or, Domestic Dialogues on Amiable and Interesting Subjects
Record ID 268022
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adventurer v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Inglis Major
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
The adventurer. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N492796
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Inglis Major
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 268112
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Alison on Taste
Borrowed: 1823/10.
Alexander Keddie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Archibald Alison (Male, born 1757, died 1839)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Alison on Taste
Confidence level: Certain
Archibald Alison (Male, born 1757, died 1839)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays on the Nature and Principles of Taste
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 38
ESTC: T143357
Archibald Alison (Male, born 1757, died 1839)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays on the Nature and Principles of Taste
Borrowed: 1823/10.
Borrower: Alexander Keddie
Author: Archibald Alison (Male, born 1757, died 1839), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 268283
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Ernesti Tacitus
Borrowed: 1824/5/5 (Wednesday).
William Kidd
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Ernesti Tacitus
Confidence level: Speculative
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
M. Tullii Ciceronis opera omnia ex recensione Io. Augusti Ernesti cum eiusdem notis et clave Ciceroniana.
Language: Latin . Published: Halle. Date of publication: 1773-1777. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Ernest, Johann August, 1707-1781.
Number of borrowings: 2
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Works of Cicero
Borrowed: 1824/5/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: William Kidd
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Record ID 268292
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Manwaring On the Classics
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday).
Thomas S Kennedy
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Edward Manwaring (Male, died 1740)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Manwaring On the Classics
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Manwaring (Male, died 1740)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Institutes of learning: Taken from Aristotle, Plutarch, Longinus, Dionysius Halicar. Cicero, Quintilian, and many other writers both ancient and modern. Containing the method of teaching the classics in their most substantial and beautiful parts; the characters and affections of stile; the art of school-compositions, and all kinds of oratory. Concluding with an exhortation to learning. By the Reverend E
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1737. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T37283
Edward Manwaring (Male, died 1740)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Institutes of Learning
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: Thomas S Kennedy
Author: Edward Manwaring (Male, died 1740), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Record ID 268604
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Swift v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Robert Andrew Macfie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Swift
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, dean of St. Patrick's Dublin.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1756. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 78 times in 47 borrowing records
ESTC: N31193
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Jonathan Swift
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Andrew Macfie
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 268634
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Franklin's Works
Borrowed: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday).
William Oswald H McCheyne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Franklin's Works
Confidence level: Likely
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin : consisting of his Life: together with Essays, humorous, moral, and literary
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 14 borrowing records
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin
Borrowed: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Oswald H McCheyne
Author: Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Record ID 268703
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Franklin's Works v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/3/29 (Monday). Returned: yes.
William Craig McLehose
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Franklin's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin : consisting of his Life: together with Essays, humorous, moral, and literary
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 14 borrowing records
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin
Borrowed: 1824/3/29 (Monday).
Borrower: William Craig McLehose
Author: Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 268832
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adventurer v. 2
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Arthur McArthur
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
The adventurer. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N492796
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: Arthur McArthur
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 268904
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Blair's Lectures v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Marjoribanks
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Blair's Lectures
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 114 times in 83 borrowing records
ESTC: T143711
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: Thomas Marjoribanks
Author: Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800), Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 268907
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Blair's Lectures v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Marjoribanks
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Blair's Lectures
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 114 times in 83 borrowing records
ESTC: T143711
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Thomas Marjoribanks
Author: Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800), Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 268889
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
The Adventurer v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/4/6 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Peter Martin
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
The adventurer. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N492796
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Borrowed: 1824/4/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Peter Martin
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269099
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Alison on Taste
Borrowed: 1824/1/19 (Monday).
John McK Mitchell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Archibald Alison (Male, born 1757, died 1839)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Alison on Taste
Confidence level: Certain
Archibald Alison (Male, born 1757, died 1839)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays on the Nature and Principles of Taste
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 38
ESTC: T143357
Archibald Alison (Male, born 1757, died 1839)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays on the Nature and Principles of Taste
Borrowed: 1824/1/19 (Monday).
Borrower: John McK Mitchell
Author: Archibald Alison (Male, born 1757, died 1839), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 269249
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cambray Dialogues v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/6/15 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Charles David Mylne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon Archibishop of Cambrai (Male, born 1651-8-6, died 1715-1-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Cambray Dialogues
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon Archibishop of Cambrai (Male, born 1651-8-6, died 1715-1-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Dialogues concerning eloquence in general; and particularly, that kind which is fit for the pulpit: by the late Archbishop of Cambray. With his letter to the French Academy, concerning rhetoric, poetry, history, and A Comparison betwixt the Antients and Moderns. Translated from the French, and illustrated with Notes and Quotations; by William Stevenson, M. A. Rector of Morningthorp in Norfolk.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1722. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T122021
François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon Archibishop of Cambrai (Male, born 1651-8-6, died 1715-1-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Dialogues Concerning Eloquence in General
Borrowed: 1824/6/15 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Charles David Mylne
Author: François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon Archibishop of Cambrai (Male, born 1651-8-6, died 1715-1-7), Genre: Belles Lettres
Dialogues Concerning Eloquence in General
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269360
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Juvenal Brewsters
Borrowed: 1824/6/15 (Tuesday).
Robert Oliphant
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Decimus Junius Juvenalis Juvenal (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Juvenal Brewsters
Confidence level: Certain
Decimus Junius Juvenalis Juvenal (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The satires of Juvenal, translated into English verse, with a correct copy of the original Latin ON The Opposite Page: Cleared Of All The Most Exceptionable Passages, And Illustrated With Marginal Notes From The Best Commentators. Also Dr. Brewster's Persius; With The Original ON The Opposite Page, and notes from Casaubon To Illustrate The Design And Method AS Well AS The Sense Of His Several Satires. In two volumes. By E. Owen, M. A. Rector of Warrington, And master of the free school in that Town.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T123539
Decimus Junius Juvenalis Juvenal (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis
Borrowed: 1824/6/15 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Oliphant
Author: Decimus Junius Juvenalis Juvenal (Male), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 269399
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adventurer v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/5/4 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Ormond
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
The adventurer. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N492796
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Borrowed: 1824/5/4 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Ormond
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269522
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Campbell's Rhetoric v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/2/24 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Hamilton Pillans
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Campbell (Male, born 1719, died 1796)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Campbell's Rhetoric
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
George Campbell (Male, born 1719, died 1796)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The philosophy of rhetoric. By George Campbell, ... In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 155 times in 94 borrowing records
ESTC: T145750
George Campbell (Male, born 1719, died 1796)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Philosophy of Rhetoric
Borrowed: 1824/2/24 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Hamilton Pillans
Author: George Campbell (Male, born 1719, died 1796), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269591
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Art of Speaking
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday).
Alexander Pitcairn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Burgh (Male, born 1714, died 1775)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Art of Speaking
Confidence level: Speculative
James Burgh (Male, born 1714, died 1775)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The art of speaking. Containing I. An essay; in which are given rules for expressing properly the principal passions and humours, which occur in Reading, or public Speaking; and II. Lessons taken from the antients and moderns (with Additions and Alterations, where thought useful) exhibiting a Variety of Matter for Practice; the emphatical Words printed in Italics; with Notes of Direction referring to the Essay. To which are added a Table of the Lessons; and an Index of the various Passions and Humours in the Essay and Lessons.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1761. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T102411
James Burgh (Male, born 1714, died 1775)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Art of Speaking
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Pitcairn
Author: James Burgh (Male, born 1714, died 1775), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 269768
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adventurer v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Walter Reid
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
The adventurer. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N492796
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: Walter Reid
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269954
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adventurer v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/1/27 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Peter Ritchie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
The adventurer. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N492796
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Borrowed: 1824/1/27 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Peter Ritchie
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269993
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Johnston's Works v. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.
James Ryrie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Johnston's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. In thirteen volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: vols 12-13.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 47 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T144270
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: James Ryrie
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 270005
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Sheridan on Elocution
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Donald H Ryrie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Sheridan (Male, born 1719, died 1788)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Sheridan on Elocution
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Sheridan (Male, born 1719, died 1788)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
A course of lectures on elocution. By Thomas Sheridan, A.M.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T138775
Thomas Sheridan (Male, born 1719, died 1788)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Course of Lectures on Elocution
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: Donald H Ryrie
Author: Thomas Sheridan (Male, born 1719, died 1788), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Record ID 270209
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Monboddo's Language v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/10. Returned: yes.
David Sloan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Monboddo's Language
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Of the origin and progress of language.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773-1787. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 112 times in 58 borrowing records
ESTC: T42127
James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Of the Origin and Progress of Language
Borrowed: 1823/10.
Borrower: David Sloan
Author: James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799), Genre: Belles Lettres
Of the Origin and Progress of Language
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 270215
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Diversions of Purley part 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
David Sloan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Horne Tooke (Male, born 1738, died 1812)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Diversions of Purley
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Horne Tooke (Male, born 1738, died 1812)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Epea pteroenta. Or, the diversions of Purley
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1798-1805. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: T32791
John Horne Tooke (Male, born 1738, died 1812)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Epea pteroenta. Or, The Diversions of Purley
Borrowed: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday).
Borrower: David Sloan
Author: John Horne Tooke (Male, born 1738, died 1812), Genre: Belles Lettres
Epea pteroenta. Or, The Diversions of Purley
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 270284
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gifford's Juvenal
Borrowed: 1824/6/15 (Tuesday).
Robert Skill
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Decimus Junius Juvenalis Juvenal (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Gifford's Juvenal
Confidence level: Certain
Decimus Junius Juvenalis Juvenal (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1806. Format: 8vo.
Translators: William Gifford
Number of borrowings: 1
Decimus Junius Juvenalis Juvenal (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis
Borrowed: 1824/6/15 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Skill
Author: Decimus Junius Juvenalis Juvenal (Male), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 270272
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Dryden's Works v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/4/20 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Robert Skill
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Dryden (Male, born 1631, died 1700)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Dryden's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
John Dryden (Male, born 1631, died 1700)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The critical and miscellaneous prose works of John Dryden, now first collected: with notes and illustrations; an account of the Life and writings of the author, grounded on original and authentick documents; and a collection of his letters, the greater part of which has never before been published.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Editors: Malone, Edmond, 1741-1812
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 4 borrowing records
ESTC: T145278
John Dryden (Male, born 1631, died 1700)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden
Borrowed: 1824/4/20 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Skill
Author: John Dryden (Male, born 1631, died 1700), Genre: Belles Lettres
Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 270293
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Description of the East Coast
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
David Smith
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Francis Douglas (Male, born c.1710, died c.1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Travel
Description of the East Coast
Confidence level: Certain
Francis Douglas (Male, born c.1710, died c.1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Travel
A general description of the east coast of Scotland, from Edinburgh to Cullen. Including a brief account of the Universities of Saint Andrews and Aberdeen; of the Trade and Manufactures carried on in the large Towns, and the Improvements of the Country. In a series of letters to a friend.
Language: English . Published: Paisley. Date of publication: 1782. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T145442
Francis Douglas (Male, born c.1710, died c.1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Travel
General Description of the East Coast of Scotland
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
Borrower: David Smith
Author: Francis Douglas (Male, born c.1710, died c.1790), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Travel
Record ID 270485
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Warton Poetry v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/1. Returned: yes.
John Stronach
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Warton (Male, born 1728, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Warton Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Warton (Male, born 1728, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The history of English poetry, from the close of the eleventh to the commencement of the eighteenth century.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774-1781. Format: 4to. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 22 borrowing records
ESTC: T145505
Thomas Warton (Male, born 1728, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
History of English Poetry, from the Close of the Eleventh to the Commencement of the Eighteenth Century
Borrowed: 1824/1.
Borrower: John Stronach
Author: Thomas Warton (Male, born 1728, died 1790), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 270731
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Swift's Posthumous Works
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).
Thomas Tod Stoddart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Swift's Posthumous Works
Confidence level: Certain
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin. Volume IX.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1766. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T140251
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Jonathan Swift
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: Thomas Tod Stoddart
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 271223
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cambray's Dialogues v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
John James Waterston
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon Archibishop of Cambrai (Male, born 1651-8-6, died 1715-1-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Cambray's Dialogues
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon Archibishop of Cambrai (Male, born 1651-8-6, died 1715-1-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Dialogues concerning eloquence in general; and particularly, that kind which is fit for the pulpit: by the late Archbishop of Cambray. With his letter to the French Academy, concerning rhetoric, poetry, history, and A Comparison betwixt the Antients and Moderns. Translated from the French, and illustrated with Notes and Quotations; by William Stevenson, M. A. Rector of Morningthorp in Norfolk.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1722. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T122021
François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon Archibishop of Cambrai (Male, born 1651-8-6, died 1715-1-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Dialogues Concerning Eloquence in General
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John James Waterston
Author: François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon Archibishop of Cambrai (Male, born 1651-8-6, died 1715-1-7), Genre: Belles Lettres
Dialogues Concerning Eloquence in General
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271265
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Swift's Works v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Robert Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Swift's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 54 times in 39 borrowing records
ESTC: T143502
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Jonathan Swift
Borrowed: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Wilson
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 271391
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Voltaire's Works v. 28, 29
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Kay Wishart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Voltaire's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 28, Volume 29
Confidence level: Speculative
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The works of M. de Voltaire. Translated from the French. With notes, historical and critical. By Dr. Smollet, and others. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1761-1765. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 25v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 13 borrowing records
ESTC: T52773
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Works of Voltaire
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Kay Wishart
Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 28, Volume 29
Record ID 271484
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Holcroft's Family Picture
Borrowed: 1823/11/16 (Sunday).
Andrew Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Holcroft (Male, born 1745, died 1809)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Holcroft's Family Picture
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Holcroft (Male, born 1745, died 1809)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
The family picture; or, Domestic dialogues on amiable and interesting subjects; illustrated by histories, allegories, tales, fables, anecdotes, &c. Intended to strengthen and inform the mind. By Thomas Holcroft, author of Duplicity, a comedy. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: T57335
Thomas Holcroft (Male, born 1745, died 1809)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Family Picture; or, Domestic Dialogues on Amiable and Interesting Subjects
Borrowed: 1823/11/16 (Sunday).
Borrower: Andrew Wood
Author: Thomas Holcroft (Male, born 1745, died 1809), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Family Picture; or, Domestic Dialogues on Amiable and Interesting Subjects
Record ID 271490
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Campbell's Poets v. 6
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Andrew Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Campbell (Male, born 1777, died 1844)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Campbell's Poets
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Confidence level: Speculative
Thomas Campbell (Male, born 1777, died 1844)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Specimens of the British Poets; with biographical and critical notices, and an Essay on English Poetry.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1819. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 7 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 76 times in 15 borrowing records
Thomas Campbell (Male, born 1777, died 1844)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Specimens of the British Poets; with Biographical and Critical notices, and an Essay on English Poetry
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Andrew Wood
Author: Thomas Campbell (Male, born 1777, died 1844), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Record ID 271745
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Round Table v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/1/8 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
James Thomas Alexander
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Hazlitt (Male, born 1778, died 1830), Leigh Hunt (Male, born 1784, died 1859)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Round Table
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Hazlitt (Male, born 1778, died 1830), Leigh Hunt (Male, born 1784, died 1859)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The Round Table. A collection of Essays.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 16 times in 8 borrowing records
William Hazlitt (Male, born 1778, died 1830), Leigh Hunt (Male, born 1784, died 1859)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Round Table: A Collection of Essays
Borrowed: 1826/1/8 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Thomas Alexander
Author: William Hazlitt (Male, born 1778, died 1830), Leigh Hunt (Male, born 1784, died 1859), Genre: Belles Lettres
Round Table: A Collection of Essays
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271964
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Harris' Treatise on Painting
Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday).
John Brown Junior
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Harris' Treatise on Painting
Confidence level: Certain
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Three treatises the first concerning art the second concerning mvsic painting and poetry the third concerning happiness.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: T146736
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Three Treatises [James Harris]
Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Brown Junior
Author: James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 271979
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Lycee par Laharpe v. 1
Borrowed: 1826/5/10 (Wednesday). Returned: unclear.
John Brown Junior
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jean-François de La Harpe (Male, born 1739, died 1803)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lycee par Laharpe
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Jean-François de La Harpe (Male, born 1739, died 1803)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lycée, ou Cours de littérature ancienne et moderne, par J.-F. La Harpe, complété ... au moyen d'un choix des meilleurs morceaux de critique de MM. Chénier, Dussault, Fontanes, Ginguené, Geoffroy, Féletz, Hoffmann, Auger, etc., etc. et précédé de la Vie de La Harpe par L.-S. Auger ..
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1825. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
Jean-François de La Harpe (Male, born 1739, died 1803)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lycée, ou Cours de Littérature Ancienne et Moderne
Borrowed: 1826/5/10 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John Brown Junior
Author: Jean-François de La Harpe (Male, born 1739, died 1803), Genre: Belles Lettres
Lycée, ou Cours de Littérature Ancienne et Moderne
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 272006
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gardiner's Political Essays v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/6/11 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
George Begbie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Gardiner M. D. (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Gardiner's Political Essays
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Gardiner M. D. (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Essays, literary, political, and œconomical, etc
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 3 borrowing records
John Gardiner M. D. (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Essays, Literary, Political, and OEconomical [John Gardiner]
Borrowed: 1826/6/11 (Sunday).
Borrower: George Begbie
Author: John Gardiner M. D. (Male), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Essays, Literary, Political, and OEconomical [John Gardiner]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 272057
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Franklin's Works v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/5/28 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
John Taylor Brown
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Franklin's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3
Confidence level: Likely
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin : consisting of his Life: together with Essays, humorous, moral, and literary
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 14 borrowing records
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin
Borrowed: 1826/5/28 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Taylor Brown
Author: Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3
Record ID 272033
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Franklin
Borrowed: 1825/11/21 (Monday).
John Taylor Brown
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Franklin
Confidence level: Very likely
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin : consisting of his Life: together with Essays, humorous, moral, and literary
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 14 borrowing records
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin
Borrowed: 1825/11/21 (Monday).
Borrower: John Taylor Brown
Author: Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Record ID 272084
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gibbon's Works v. 1
Borrowed: 1825/10/30 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
William Barns
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Gibbon's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Miscellaneous works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire. With Memoirs of his Life and Writings, composed by himself; illustrated from his letters.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Editors: Sheffield, John Holroyd, Earl of, 1735-1821
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 74 times in 36 borrowing records
ESTC: T79696
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon
Borrowed: 1825/10/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: William Barns
Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 272177
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Creech's Fugitive Pieces
Borrowed: 1826/6/24 (Saturday).
John Binnie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Creech (Male, born 1745, died 1815)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Creech's Fugitive Pieces
Confidence level: Certain
William Creech (Male, born 1745, died 1815)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Edinburgh fugitive pieces : with letters containing a comparative view of the modes of living, arts, commerce, literature, manners, &c. of Edinburgh, at different periods
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1815. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 19
William Creech (Male, born 1745, died 1815)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Edinburgh Fugitive Pieces
Borrowed: 1826/6/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Binnie
Author: William Creech (Male, born 1745, died 1815), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 272258
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bolingbroke's Letters v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
William Brown
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Bolingbroke's Letters
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres
A defence of the late Lord Bollingbroke's [sic] Letters on the study and use of history. By M. Voltaire. Translated from the French.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: T148169
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Defence of the Late Lord Bollingbroke's [sic] Letters on the Study and Use of History [Voltaire]
Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: William Brown
Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: Belles Lettres
Defence of the Late Lord Bollingbroke's [sic] Letters on the Study and Use of History [Voltaire]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 272315
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Guthrie's Cicero
Borrowed: 1825/11/30 (Wednesday).
Andrew Alexander Bonar
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Guthrie's Cicero
Confidence level: Certain
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Cicero's epistles to Atticus. With notes historical, explanatory, and critical.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1752. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Guthrie, William, 1708-1770
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 3 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T137806
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Letters to Atticus
Borrowed: 1825/11/30 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Andrew Alexander Bonar
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Record ID 272342
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Spirit of the Age
Borrowed: 1826/2/28 (Tuesday).
Andrew Alexander Bonar
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Hazlitt (Male, born 1778, died 1830)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Spirit of the Age
Confidence level: Certain
William Hazlitt (Male, born 1778, died 1830)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The Spirit of the Age: or, Contemporary Portraits.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1825. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 8
William Hazlitt (Male, born 1778, died 1830)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Spirit of the Age: or, Contemporary Portraits
Borrowed: 1826/2/28 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Andrew Alexander Bonar
Author: William Hazlitt (Male, born 1778, died 1830), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 272462
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Franklin's Works
Borrowed: 1826/3/30 (Thursday).
William Beverton
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Franklin's Works
Confidence level: Likely
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin : consisting of his Life: together with Essays, humorous, moral, and literary
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 14 borrowing records
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin
Borrowed: 1826/3/30 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Beverton
Author: Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Record ID 272498
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Tale of a Tub
Borrowed: 1826/2/19 (Sunday).
John Bald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Swift's Tale of a Tub
Confidence level: Speculative
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
A tale of a tub. Written for the universal improvement of mankind. To which are added, An account of a battle between the ancient and the modern books in St. James's Library; and, A discourse concerning the mechanical operation of the spirit. With the author's apology; and, explanatory notes, by W. Wotton, B.D. and others.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1750. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: N13636
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Tale of a Tub
Borrowed: 1826/2/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Bald
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 272564
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adventurer v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/10/28 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Crawford
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
The adventurer. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N492796
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Borrowed: 1825/10/28 (Friday).
Borrower: Alexander Crawford
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 272624
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Swift's Works v. 1
Borrowed: 1826/4/2 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Donald Crawford
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Swift's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 54 times in 39 borrowing records
ESTC: T143502
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Jonathan Swift
Borrowed: 1826/4/2 (Sunday).
Borrower: Donald Crawford
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 272723
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adventurer v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/3/5 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
James Coxe
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
The adventurer. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N492796
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Borrowed: 1826/3/5 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Coxe
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 272717
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Tale of a Tub
Borrowed: 1826/2/5 (Sunday).
James Coxe
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Swift's Tale of a Tub
Confidence level: Speculative
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
A tale of a tub. Written for the universal improvement of mankind. To which are added, An account of a battle between the ancient and the modern books in St. James's Library; and, A discourse concerning the mechanical operation of the spirit. With the author's apology; and, explanatory notes, by W. Wotton, B.D. and others.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1750. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: N13636
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Tale of a Tub
Borrowed: 1826/2/5 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Coxe
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 272867
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Beattie's Essays
Borrowed: 1825/12/9 (Friday).
Nathaniel Machart Crawford
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Beattie's Essays
Confidence level: Certain
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays: on poetry and music, as they affect the mind; on laughter, and ludicrous composition; on the usefulness of classical learning. By James Beattie, LL. D. Professor Of Moral Philosophy And Logic In The Marischal College And University Of Aberdeen.
Language: English . Published: London | Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T137390
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays on Poetry and Music
Borrowed: 1825/12/9 (Friday).
Borrower: Nathaniel Machart Crawford
Author: James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 272915
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Tale of a Tub by Swift
Borrowed: 1826/1/18 (Wednesday).
Samson Pearce Cameron
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Swift's Tale of a Tub
Confidence level: Speculative
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
A tale of a tub. Written for the universal improvement of mankind. To which are added, An account of a battle between the ancient and the modern books in St. James's Library; and, A discourse concerning the mechanical operation of the spirit. With the author's apology; and, explanatory notes, by W. Wotton, B.D. and others.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1750. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: N13636
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Tale of a Tub
Borrowed: 1826/1/18 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Samson Pearce Cameron
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 272930
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Curiosities of Literature v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1826/1/22 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Dugald Campbell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Curiosities of Literature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Curiosities of literature
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1817. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 5 borrowing records
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Curiosities of Literature
Borrowed: 1826/1/22 (Sunday).
Borrower: Dugald Campbell
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 272957
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Swift's Works v. 1
Borrowed: 1826/1/18 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Halby Cairns
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Swift's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 54 times in 39 borrowing records
ESTC: T143502
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Jonathan Swift
Borrowed: 1826/1/18 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Halby Cairns
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 273092
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
D'Israeli's Curiosities of Literature v. 2, 3
Borrowed: 1826/6/25 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Walter Bairnesfeather Dickson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
D'Israeli's Curiosities of Literature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Curiosities of literature [5th edn]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1807-1817. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 6 borrowing records
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Curiosities of Literature
Borrowed: 1826/6/25 (Sunday).
Borrower: Walter Bairnesfeather Dickson
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 273176
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Family Picture
Borrowed: 1826/1/20 (Friday).
George Douglish
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Holcroft (Male, born 1745, died 1809)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Holcroft's Family Picture
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Holcroft (Male, born 1745, died 1809)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
The family picture; or, Domestic dialogues on amiable and interesting subjects; illustrated by histories, allegories, tales, fables, anecdotes, &c. Intended to strengthen and inform the mind. By Thomas Holcroft, author of Duplicity, a comedy. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: T57335
Thomas Holcroft (Male, born 1745, died 1809)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Family Picture; or, Domestic Dialogues on Amiable and Interesting Subjects
Borrowed: 1826/1/20 (Friday).
Borrower: George Douglish
Author: Thomas Holcroft (Male, born 1745, died 1809), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Family Picture; or, Domestic Dialogues on Amiable and Interesting Subjects
Record ID 273245
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Diversions of Purley
Borrowed: 1826/1/18 (Wednesday).
William Scott Elliott
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Horne Tooke (Male, born 1738, died 1812)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Diversions of Purley
Confidence level: Certain
John Horne Tooke (Male, born 1738, died 1812)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Epea pteroenta. Or, the diversions of Purley. Part I. By John Horne Tooke, A. M. late of St. John's College, Cambridge.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1786. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T32790
John Horne Tooke (Male, born 1738, died 1812)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Epea pteroenta. Or, The Diversions of Purley
Borrowed: 1826/1/18 (Wednesday).
Borrower: William Scott Elliott
Author: John Horne Tooke (Male, born 1738, died 1812), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 273398
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Holcroft's Family Picture
Borrowed: 1826/4/13 (Thursday).
Alexander Fiddes
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Holcroft (Male, born 1745, died 1809)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Holcroft's Family Picture
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Holcroft (Male, born 1745, died 1809)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
The family picture; or, Domestic dialogues on amiable and interesting subjects; illustrated by histories, allegories, tales, fables, anecdotes, &c. Intended to strengthen and inform the mind. By Thomas Holcroft, author of Duplicity, a comedy. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: T57335
Thomas Holcroft (Male, born 1745, died 1809)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Family Picture; or, Domestic Dialogues on Amiable and Interesting Subjects
Borrowed: 1826/4/13 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Fiddes
Author: Thomas Holcroft (Male, born 1745, died 1809), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Family Picture; or, Domestic Dialogues on Amiable and Interesting Subjects
Record ID 273548
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Creech's Fugitive Pieces
Borrowed: 1826/5/13 (Saturday).
William Steele Gairdner
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Creech (Male, born 1745, died 1815)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Creech's Fugitive Pieces
Confidence level: Certain
William Creech (Male, born 1745, died 1815)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Edinburgh fugitive pieces : with letters containing a comparative view of the modes of living, arts, commerce, literature, manners, &c. of Edinburgh, at different periods
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1815. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 19
William Creech (Male, born 1745, died 1815)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Edinburgh Fugitive Pieces
Borrowed: 1826/5/13 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Steele Gairdner
Author: William Creech (Male, born 1745, died 1815), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 273557
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adventurer v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/11/6 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
John Charles Hope Gibson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
The adventurer. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N492796
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Borrowed: 1825/11/6 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Charles Hope Gibson
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 273839
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Kaimes' Elements of Criticism
John Ingles
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Kaimes' Elements
Confidence level: Speculative
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of criticism. In three volumes.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh | London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 378 times in 206 borrowing records
ESTC: T32597
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of Criticism
Borrower: John Ingles
Author: Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 273854
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
The Tale of a Tub
Borrowed: 1825/12/9 (Friday).
Charles Ireland
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The Tale of a Tub
Confidence level: Very likely
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Tale of a tub. Written for the universal improvement of mankind. To which is added, an account of a battle between the ancient and modern books in St James's Library. With the author's apology, and explanatory notes by W. Wotton, B.D. and others. Whereunto is subjoined, directions to servants. By the Reverend Dr. Jonathan Swift, dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T173095
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Tale of a Tub
Borrowed: 1825/12/9 (Friday).
Borrower: Charles Ireland
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 274127
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Addison's Works v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1826/3/17 (Friday). Returned: yes.
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Addison's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The miscellaneous works, in verse and prose, of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; In Three Volumes. With some account of the life and writings of the author. By Mr. Tickell.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1766.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 21 borrowing records
ESTC: T89173
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Works in Verse and Prose
Borrowed: 1826/3/17 (Friday).
Borrower: James Legate
Author: Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Works in Verse and Prose
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 274124
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Manwaring on the Classics
Borrowed: 1826/3/4 (Saturday).
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Edward Manwaring (Male, died 1740)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Manwaring on the Classics
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Manwaring (Male, died 1740)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Institutes of learning: Taken from Aristotle, Plutarch, Longinus, Dionysius Halicar. Cicero, Quintilian, and many other writers both ancient and modern. Containing the method of teaching the classics in their most substantial and beautiful parts; the characters and affections of stile; the art of school-compositions, and all kinds of oratory. Concluding with an exhortation to learning. By the Reverend E
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1737. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T37283
Edward Manwaring (Male, died 1740)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Institutes of Learning
Borrowed: 1826/3/4 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Legate
Author: Edward Manwaring (Male, died 1740), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Record ID 274256
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Johnson's Lives v. 1
Borrowed: 1826/3/5 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
George Lorimer
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Johnson's Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical observations on their works. By Samuel Johnson. In four volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T146734
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Lives of the English Poets
Borrowed: 1826/3/5 (Sunday).
Borrower: George Lorimer
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 274346
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adventurer v. 1, 3
Borrowed: 1826/2/19 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
William Laing
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
The adventurer. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N492796
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Borrowed: 1826/2/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: William Laing
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3
Record ID 274568
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Swift's Works v. 5, 6
Borrowed: 1825/12/9 (Friday). Returned: yes.
William Oswald Hunter MacCheyne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Swift's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Very likely
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 54 times in 39 borrowing records
ESTC: T143502
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Jonathan Swift
Borrowed: 1825/12/9 (Friday).
Borrower: William Oswald Hunter MacCheyne
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 274601
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Franklin's Works
Borrowed: 1826/6/7 (Wednesday).
William Oswald Hunter MacCheyne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Franklin's Works
Confidence level: Likely
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin : consisting of his Life: together with Essays, humorous, moral, and literary
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 14 borrowing records
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin
Borrowed: 1826/6/7 (Wednesday).
Borrower: William Oswald Hunter MacCheyne
Author: Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Record ID 274562
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Johnson's Lives v. 1
Borrowed: 1825/11/10 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
William Oswald Hunter MacCheyne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Johnson's Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical observations on their works. By Samuel Johnson. In four volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T146734
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Lives of the English Poets
Borrowed: 1825/11/10 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Oswald Hunter MacCheyne
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 274556
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Franklin's Works
Borrowed: 1825/10/26 (Wednesday).
William Oswald Hunter MacCheyne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Franklin's Works
Confidence level: Likely
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin : consisting of his Life: together with Essays, humorous, moral, and literary
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 14 borrowing records
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin
Borrowed: 1825/10/26 (Wednesday).
Borrower: William Oswald Hunter MacCheyne
Author: Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Record ID 274760
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Franklin's Works
Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday).
Robert Milroy
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Franklin's Works
Confidence level: Likely
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin : consisting of his Life: together with Essays, humorous, moral, and literary
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 14 borrowing records
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin
Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: Robert Milroy
Author: Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Record ID 274859
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Fugitive Pieces
Borrowed: 1826/3/5 (Sunday).
James Cockburn MacLaren
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Creech (Male, born 1745, died 1815)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Fugitive Pieces
Confidence level: Certain
William Creech (Male, born 1745, died 1815)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Edinburgh fugitive pieces : with letters containing a comparative view of the modes of living, arts, commerce, literature, manners, &c. of Edinburgh, at different periods
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1815. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 19
William Creech (Male, born 1745, died 1815)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Edinburgh Fugitive Pieces
Borrowed: 1826/3/5 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Cockburn MacLaren
Author: William Creech (Male, born 1745, died 1815), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 274838
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Crombie's Gymnasium v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/10/30 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
James Cockburn MacLaren
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Alexander Crombie (Male, born c.1762, died 1840)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Crombie's Gymnasium
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Alexander Crombie (Male, born c.1762, died 1840)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Gymnasium, sive symbola critica. By the Rev. Alexander Crombie, LL. D.
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1812. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 5 borrowing records
Alexander Crombie (Male, born c.1762, died 1840)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Gymnasium, sive Symbola Critica
Borrowed: 1825/10/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Cockburn MacLaren
Author: Alexander Crombie (Male, born c.1762, died 1840), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Gymnasium, sive Symbola Critica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274970
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Franklin's Works v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/3/19 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
John Miller
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Franklin's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 4
Confidence level: Likely
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin : consisting of his Life: together with Essays, humorous, moral, and literary
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 14 borrowing records
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin
Borrowed: 1826/3/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Miller
Author: Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 4
Record ID 275093
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Kaimes Elements v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/3/15 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
James Mellis
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Kaimes Elements
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of criticism. The seventh edition. With the author's last corrections and additions.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 27 times in 14 borrowing records
ESTC: T32596
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of Criticism
Borrowed: 1826/3/15 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Mellis
Author: Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 275108
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Belle Lettres
Borrowed: 1826/6/9 (Friday).
James Mellis
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Belle Lettres
Confidence level: Speculative
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 114 times in 83 borrowing records
ESTC: T143711
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Borrowed: 1826/6/9 (Friday).
Borrower: James Mellis
Author: Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 275072
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adventurer
Borrowed: 1826/1/20 (Friday).
James Mellis
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
The adventurer. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N492796
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Record ID 275159
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adventurer v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/6/25 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Milligan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
The adventurer. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N492796
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Borrowed: 1826/6/25 (Sunday).
Borrower: Alexander Milligan
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 275387
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Franklin's Works v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/6/21 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Joseph Baxter Porteous
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Franklin's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 5
Confidence level: Likely
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin : consisting of his Life: together with Essays, humorous, moral, and literary
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 14 borrowing records
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin
Borrowed: 1826/6/21 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Joseph Baxter Porteous
Author: Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 5
Record ID 275561
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
The Adventurer v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/12/24 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Donald Horn Rigrie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
The adventurer. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N492796
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Borrowed: 1825/12/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Donald Horn Rigrie
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 275735
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Jameson Hermes
Borrowed: 1825/11.
Charles Simson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Jamieson (Male, born 1759-3-5, died 1838-7-12)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Jamieson's Hermes Scythicus
Confidence level: Certain
John Jamieson (Male, born 1759-3-5, died 1838-7-12)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Hermes scythicus : or, The radical affinities of the Greek and Latin languages to the Gothic: illustrated from the Moeso-Gothic, Anglo-Saxon, Francic, Alemannic, Suio-Gothic, Islandic &c. To which is prefixed a dissertation on the historical proofs of the Scythian origin of the Greeks
Language: English . Published: London | Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1814. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
John Jamieson (Male, born 1759-3-5, died 1838-7-12)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Hermes Scythicus: or, The Radical Affinities of the Greek and Latin Languages to the Gothic
Borrowed: 1825/11.
Borrower: Charles Simson
Author: John Jamieson (Male, born 1759-3-5, died 1838-7-12), Genre: Belles Lettres
Hermes Scythicus: or, The Radical Affinities of the Greek and Latin Languages to the Gothic
Record ID 275807
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adventurer v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/5/26 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Robert Stein
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
The adventurer. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N492796
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Borrowed: 1826/5/26 (Friday).
Borrower: Robert Stein
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 275825
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Dryden's Works v. 2, 4
Borrowed: 1826/5/10 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
David Smith
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Dryden (Male, born 1631, died 1700)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Dryden's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
John Dryden (Male, born 1631, died 1700)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The critical and miscellaneous prose works of John Dryden, now first collected: with notes and illustrations; an account of the Life and writings of the author, grounded on original and authentick documents; and a collection of his letters, the greater part of which has never before been published.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Editors: Malone, Edmond, 1741-1812
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 4 borrowing records
ESTC: T145278
John Dryden (Male, born 1631, died 1700)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden
Borrowed: 1826/5/10 (Wednesday).
Borrower: David Smith
Author: John Dryden (Male, born 1631, died 1700), Genre: Belles Lettres
Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 4
Record ID 275924
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Spence's Polymetis v. 1
Borrowed: 1825/10/28 (Friday). Returned: yes.
James Tarvey
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Spence's Polymetis
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Polymetis: or, an enquiry concerning the agreement between the works of the Roman poets, and the remains of the antient artists.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: T133753
Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Polymetis: or, An Enquiry Concerning the Agreement between the Works of the Roman Poets
Borrowed: 1825/10/28 (Friday).
Borrower: James Tarvey
Author: Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Polymetis: or, An Enquiry Concerning the Agreement between the Works of the Roman Poets
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1