Wilson’s Tales of the Borders (revival edition Volume 2)

Volume 2 contains 6 Tales

Tibby Fowler of the Glen

The Faithful Wife

The prisoner of War

The Monomaniac

Lancelot Errington & His Nephew Mark

Hume and the Governor of Berwick

Wilson’s Tales of the Borders were a publishing sensation
of the 19th century and rarely out of print for over 100 years.
They started life as a weekly feature in the Berwick Advertiser,
which was edited by John Mackay Wilson. His readable
literary style ensured that his exciting Tales, based on local
history and legend, were soon outselling Walter Scott.
The original stories appeared over six years between 1834
and 1840, with many different authors contributing to the
eventual series.
The Wilson’s Revival Editions are the effort of a variety of
local people who have come together to rekindle interest in
the Tales and add their own updates and interpretations.
As well as providing background to Wilson and the Tales
themselves, this second edition has chosen six Tales as
representative of the collection.
This year’s selection includes Tales of love and devotion –

Tibby (or Tibbie) Fowler and The Faithful Wife – set against backgrounds
of war and hardship in the Borders that we now struggle to
imagine. The Adventures of Lancelot Errington and Hume and the
Governor of Berwick are very much locally based.
Later editions of the Tales drew on a wider canvas. They
tell of Scots’ adventures abroad – The Prisoner of War is set
during the Napoleonic Wars and The Monomaniac centres
on a voyage to India.