Johnny Gibb's Political Education

Title

Johnny Gibb's Political Education

Identifier

RAD073

Description

This image of William Alexander (1826 - 1894), the author, comes from an etching by Sir George Reid (1831 - 1913). William Alexander was the editor of the Aberdeen Free Press and his novels, all serialised in the paper, deal with political issues. In this excerpt from Johnny Gibb of Gushetneuk, Johnny Gibb shows himself to be a radical.

Date

created in 1867
published in 1880

Creator

William Alexander

Source

printed paper book

Publisher

David Douglas, Edinburgh

Rights

Aberdeen Central Library

Relation

Johnny Gibb of Gushetneuk collection

UUID

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