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Thistledown describes itself as a book of Scotch humour, character, folk-lore, story, and anecdote. The discussion of Burns's Tam o' Shanter treats the hero's extraordinary experiences as products of drunken imagination rather than experiences plausible for a sober farmer. An anecdote follows a farmer who has drunk too much in a market town and falls into a burn while attempting to cross by stepping-stones. The fallen farmer sees the moon reflected in the clear water while unable to rise beyond his hands and knees.
A physician in Dumfries threatens to expose a beadle whom he encounters under the influence of drink. The gravedigger replies that he has covered many of the doctor's faults and asks the doctor to tolerate one of his own.
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- Author
- Robert Ford
- Reading time
- About 8 hours
- Pages
- 249
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Humor
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