Rhymes and Recollections of a Hand-Loom Weaver
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Two reprinted reviews in The Living Age of William Thom's book 'Rhymes and Recollections of a Hand-loom Weaver'. The first, from the Examiner, retells his account of destitution after Dundee's looms fell silent, the death of his daughter Jeanie, his wandering with his family, and his work as a country weaver in Inverury, with several of his Scots poems. The second, from Punch, argues that Scotland should support the living weaver-poet rather than only honor Burns. The pieces concern weaving as a livelihood and its hardships, not weaving technique.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1844
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 6
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