The Proverbs of Scotland

by Alexander Hislop

The Proverbs of Scotland is a book authored by Alexander Hislop that contains a collection of proverbs originating from Scotland. The book is a compilation of over 3,000 proverbs that reflect the culture, traditions, and beliefs of the Scottish people. The proverbs are organized thematically, covering topics such as love, friendship, work, money, and wisdom. Each proverb is presented in its original form, followed by a translation and an explanation of its meaning. The book also includes an introduction that provides an overview of the history and significance of Scottish proverbs, as well as a glossary of Scottish words and phrases. The Proverbs of Scotland is a valuable resource for anyone interested in Scottish culture, language, and folklore.1862. This is a collection of the proverbs of Scotland, with explanatory and illustrative notes and a glossary. Throughout the volume, a considerable number of notes are introduced. The compiler states that many of these notes are mere literal explanations or illustrations, conveying generally a poor idea of the deeper meaning which the proverbs themselves are capable of yielding. The reader will find a very wide array of proverbs used even today.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference, Scotland

368 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2009

About the author

Alexander Hislop (1807 - 13 March 1865) was a Free Church of Scotland minister known for his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the son of Stephen Hislop (died 1837), a mason by occupation and an elder of the Relief Church. Alexander's brother was also named Stephen Hislop (lived 1817–1863) and became well known in his time as a missionary to India and a naturalist.

Alexander was born and raised in Duns, Berwickshire. He was for a time parish schoolmaster of Wick, Caithness. In 1831 he married Jane Pearson. He was for a time editor of the Scottish Guardian newspaper. As a probationer he joined the Free Church of Scotland at the Disruption of 1843. He was ordained in 1844 at the East Free Church, Arbroath, where he became senior minister in 1864. He died of a paralytic stroke in Arbroath the next year after being ill for about two years.

He wrote several books, his most famous being The Two Babylons: Papal Worship Proved to be the Worship of Nimrod and His Wife.

Reviews

[Julie MacKay · Rating 3 out of 5]

I haven't fully given up on this book, but it seems so big (on ebook, can't really tell how big it is though) and I've not looked at it in ages. It's not really a book that you can just sit and read a lot of in one sitting. It was interesting reading the proverbs, but a lot of them I didn't really get. I have some knowledge of Scots, but still there was a lot of proverbs that I still didn't understand. I liked it when there was explanations on some of the proverbs (which are often idioms) so that helped me to understand them. It would probably would have been better if there were explanations for all of the proverbs.

[Mark Schlechty · Rating 1 out of 5]

Unreadable unless you are a Scott

It would help if the book was translated into English. As it is, the book id's nearly impossible to understand. I wouldn't waste time reading it unless you are familiar with Scottish words and spelling.