Wilson’s Tales of the Borders (revival edition Volume 5)

Volume 5 contains 5 Tales

The Wife or the Wuddy

The Royal Bridal

Kate Kennedy

The Disasters of Johnny Armstrong

The Maiden Feast of Cairn Kibble

The Shoes Reversed

and 3 Young Writers stories

 

Wilson’s Tales of the Borders were a 19th-century publishing sensation. Rarely out of print for over 100 years, they were begun by John McKay Wilson when he “‘as editor of the Berwick Advertiser. His exciting and highly readable Tales, drawing on local history, legend and Border Ballads, were soon outselling Walter Scott Further volumes continued to be published after his death, with many different authors contributing to the eventual total of 485 published Tales.This tradition is continued here in the Wilson’s Tales Revival Edition by retelling and illustrating them in modern styles, complete with background research on the events behind them. Ranging from graphic stories of bloodshed and battle to farcical family comics. This volume brings you:

The Wife or the Wuddy: A reiver lord must choose one knot or the other – the noose or marriage.

The Royal Bridal: A cautionary tale, don’t raise your hand against another in case they turn out to be a particularly vindictive king.

Beans and Bacon: In Wilson’s own words, a rogue’s ode to supper.

The Disasters of Johnny Armstrong: A lucky windfall turns to misadventure, thanks to a train.

The Maiden Feast of Cairnkibbie: A swashbuckling tale of canny King James V, on a wager to win the people’s hearts.

The Shoes Reversed: Borders barbarity and bloodshed, as life nearly lost is saved by quick and simple guile.

3 Young Writers stories