Wilson's Tales of the Borders

AND OF SCOTLAND.

HISTORICAL, TRADITIONARY, & IMAGINATIVE.

WITH A GLOSSARY.

REVISED BYALEXANDER LEIGHTON,

One of the Original Editors and Contributors.

VOL. XXI.
LONDON:WALTER SCOTT, 14 PATERNOSTER SQUARE,AND NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.

1884.

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CONTENTS.

The Burgher's Tales,
The House in Bell's Wynd,	(Alexander Leighton)—	5
The Prodigal Son,	(John Mackay Wilson)—	39
The Lawyer's Tales,
The Woman with the White Mice	(Alexander Leighton)—	56
Gleanings of the Covenant,
The Early Days of a Friend of the Covenant,	(Prof. Thos. Gillespie)—	84
The Detective's Tale,
The Chance Question,	(Alexander Leighton)—	119
The Merchant's Daughter,	(Alexander Campbell)—	139
The Bride of Bell's Tower,	(Alexander Leighton)—	173
Doctor Dobbie,	(Alexander Campbell)—	206
The Seeker,	(John Mackay Wilson)—	235
The Surgeon's Tales,
The wager,	(Alexander Leighton)—	244

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WILSON'S TALES OF THE BORDERS, AND OF SCOTLAND.

THE BURGHER'S TALES.

THE HOUSE IN BELL'S WYND.

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