print email comment close The Word on the Street: How Ordinary Scots in Bygone Days Found Out What Was Happening URL: http://www.nls.uk/broadsides/ Description: "The National Library of Scotland's online collection of nearly 1,800 broadsides lets you see for yourself what 'the word on the street' was in Scotland between 1650 and 1910. Crime, politics, romance, emigration, humour, tragedy, royalty and superstitions — all these and more are here." Commentary accompanies images of the broadsides. Searchable; browsable by title or subject. Includes related readings and links. Publisher: National Library of Scotland Extra Keywords humor Library of Congress Subject Headings: Broadsides -- Scotland Street literature LII Database Information: Record 5614 created by Sybil Finemel on 06/27/2004 Last modification on 01/07/2008 Published: 06/27/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/5614