The Anecdotage of Glasgow
by Robert Alison, 1892.

• Preface

Book 1

• Introduction
• Legendary stories of the life of St. Mungo, Founder of the city of Glasgow
• Parentage of St. Mungo
• Story of St. Thenaw, the Mother of St. Mungo
• Birth of St. Mungo
• St. Serf becomes foster-father to St. Mungo
• Story of the Robin
• Story of the Frozen Branch
• St. Mungo goes forth from Culross
• St. Mungo's Journey to Glasgow
• Story of St. Mungo and King Morken
• Story of the Mound of Dovehill
• Story of the Ring and the Salmon
• Story of the Ram's Horn
• Story of St. Mungo's Bell
• Pen Portrait and Characteristics of of St. Mungo
• The Armorial Insignia of the city of Glasgow
• Wallace giving name to Stockwell Street
• Wallace fights the Battle of the High Street
• Rutherglen Castle and Hamilton of Ellistoun, The Persecutor
• Cathcart Castle, and Sir Alan De Cathcart
• William Elphinstone, the Father of Glasgow Trade
• The Burning of two Glasgow Martyrs - 1538
• Court knows of Mary Queen of Scots; and Battle of Langside - 1568
• Crossmyloop: Said to have got its name through Queen Mary
• The Deacon of the Baxters and the Partice Mills
• Captain Crawford of Jordanhill, and his Gallant Capture of Dumbarton Castle
• A Fight in Glasgow Cathedral
• Meeting of the General Assembly of Glasgow, 1638
• Tucker's Account of Glasgow Shipping Enterprise in 1651
• Rev. Zachary Boyd's Writings and Bequests
• Rev. Zachary Boyd's Preaching, Versus Robin Hood and Davie Linsday
• Cromwell's first visit to Glasgow
• Cromwell and the Glasgow Shoemakers
• Francis Semple of the Beltrees, and Cromwell's Captain
• Cromwell's second visit to Glasgow
• Glasgow, not flourishing, but in Misfortune
• Rev. Robert Baillie, Student, Professor, and Principal of Glasgow College
• George Hutchinson and Traditions of Partick Castle
• The Drunken Privy Council, Meeting at Glasgow
• Archbishop Burnet and the "Fanatics"
• Weird Stories of Cowdon Mansion House
• The new Fort of Glasgow and the Wise Men of Dumbarton
• Haggs Castle and its story
• Bailie Hunkers, a Glasgow Civic of Restoration Times
• Bailie Hunkers of Glasgow, and the Bear
• Walter Gibson, one of the early Glasgow Foreign Merchants
• Archbishop Leighton's Preaching
• Archbishop Leighton and the two Fraudulent Liars
• The Doings of the Highland Host in Glasgow, 1678
• Cathcart Kirk-Yard: Martyrs' Grave and Story

Book II

• Sir George Maxwell of Pollok, "The Bewitched Baronet"
• Professor James Woodrow of Glasgow University measuring the Grave
• Rev. Robert Woodrow, Historian, and Minister of Eastwood
• Murder of Robert Fare, Town-Clerke of Glasgow
• Rev. Mr. Clark of Tron Church on the "Sorrowed Union" of 1707
• Andrew Fairservice on Glasgow Cathedral
• Campbell of Shawfield and Malt-Tax riot in Glasgow
• Col. W. MacDowall and Major J. Milliken, Founders of the Sugar Trade of Glasgow
• Romantic Story of Governor MacRae, Donor of King William's Statue
• John Smith, Bookseller, Glasgow, and Burns the Poet
• The Famous Cambuslang revival work in 1742
• Two weird stories of Rutherglen in days of Yore
• An ancient and peculiar Rutherglen custom: The Making of St. Luke's Cakes
• Rev. Dr. Alex. Carlyle's Notes on Glasgow Life, Learning, and Trade, in 1743-4
• Prince Charlie's Army on Glasgow Green, 1745
• "The Young Chevalier" in Glasgow
• Prince Charles in Glasgow, and Miss Clemintina Walkinshaw
• The Laird of Garscadden and the "Foul" Feathers
• The Laird of Garscadden Dying in Harness
• Dr. Adam Smith and Glasgow University
• Rutherglen A Sair Place for Ministers in the Olden times
• Whitefield's noble aid to the Glasgow Highland Society
• Professor Simson, Mathematician, Counting his Steps
• Professor Simson, helping and pitying his bogus self
• Andrew Hunter and the Kirk Session of Shuttle Street
• Major-General Wolfe as a Presbyterian worshipper
• A North Woodside adventure
• A Washerwoman's North Woodside adventure in 1773
• Dougal Graham, Skellat Bellman of Glasgow
• General Fraser, Sons of Lord Lovat, at Glasgow
• Mr. William Cunninghame's bold and lucky speculation
• The first Glasgow umberella
• Pianofortes introduced to Glasgow
• Scenes in and at the noted Old Saracen's Head Inn
• Mr. Peter Blackburn, and Sunday walking in the olden times
• The Brothers Foulis's Immaculate "Horace"
• The Brothers Robert and Andrew Foulis, University printers, Glasgow
• The Brothers Foulis as Book Auctioneers
• Rev. Mr. Thom on the American War of Independence
• Rev. Mr Thom's two-edged admonition
• Rev. Mr Thom as a peacemaker
• Rev. Mr Thom as a consoler
• Rev. Mr Thom's encouragement and rebuke
• Rev. Mr Thom's balance of evils
• Rev. Mr Thom on Glasgow pulpit taste
• Rev. Mr Thom on a mis-deal
• Rev. Mr Thom settles the Justice of the Peace
• Rev. Mr Thom on like to like
• Dr. Samuel Johnson's visit to Glasgow in 1773
• The bluidy neuk at Carmyle
• How a Highland Chief scared a Glasgow creditor
• Rev. Mr Dickson and the orgies of Rutherglan Kirk
• James Watt's first idea of the steam-engine
• Bob Dragon the ugliest man in Glasgow
• Bob Dragon as general admirer of the Glasgow fair sex
• Robert Dreghorn of Ruchill as a typical Scot
• Bob Dreghorn helped in time of need
• Henry Bell and the Origin of steam navigation
• Henry Bell and the "Comet"
• Minister Gawn by the Grip
• Popular preaching in Glasgow of yore
• Professor Moor's Powder
• Samuel Hunter and the Ultra Celt
• The Provost and the Soldier
• Rev. Mr Kinnear's spiritual factory
• John Douglas, Esq., The Witty Laird of Barloch
• Douglas of Barloch; or, Gravy and Grace
• Douglas of Barloch's Fun : A great run upon the banks
• Samuel Hunter, the Genial Editor of the "Glasgow Herald"

Book III

• Rev. Dr. Wm. Ritchie of St. Andrew's Church and his Violin
• The head Miller of Partick Mills, and his batch of weans
• "Glasgow to Nelson:" A practical suggestion
• The Black Dwarf's legs in Glasgow
• A Glasgow Minister's turn to tak' a scunner
• Two Douce Cameronians self-martyrs for conscience sake
• William Reid's queer customer
• William Reid as a Rhymer
• William Reid on Dust and Drought
• Tron Church burned (1793) through a frolic of the Hell-Fire club
• Early police duty without police in Glasgow
• First Glasgow police force organised in A.D. 1800
• Matthew Gilmour, writer, Glasgow, and his practical jokes
• Auld Robin Carrick of the Ship Bank, and his housekeeper
• A Glasgow Banker and the smell of Dram drinking
• Carrick the Banker and the power of wit
• Robin Carrick the Banker's puzzle : Can he stand?
• A Glasgow manufacturer's benevolent diplomacy
• Queer pranks by the wits of the Gegg Club, Glasgow
• Murder of Buchanan, the Glasgow carrier
• The MacNab on his high horse
• A Glasgow Banker ninety years ago
• "Picture Gordon"
• The firm of "Hamilton and Brandon" as security
• Patrick Falconer, Esq., and the Marshal
• David Dale, a model old Glasgow worthy
• Mr. David Dale as adviser and partner
• Mr. David Dale's grand dinner under difficulties
• Glasgow illustrations of a curious christening custom of Scotland
• Rev. Dr. Ranken and Rev. Mr. Peat of Stirling's Library
• Captain Archibald Paton
• Lament for Captain Paton
• Rev. John Aitken, Green Preacher of former days
• Rev. John Aitken's laconic discourse on the life of man
• Glasgow Baile thanked for his cowardice
• James Monteith of Aderston, and his son Henry - afterwards Provost
• Mrs. Monteith, the excellent wife of James, and mother of Henry Monteith
• Major-General Thomas Monroe, Governor of Madras
• Pollok mansion and the Baronial Maxwells
• Glasgow Post-Office in the olden time, and fight for letters by city magnates
• Rev. James Robertson on Napoleon Bonoparte
• Sir John Moore, Grammar School boy and amateur clerk, Glasgow
• The Rev. Principal Taylor and the English Nobleman
• An honest Hawkie in right of hypothec
• Head-Piece of honour bought in Glasgow by an American
• Rev. Mr. Pringle of Pollockshaws and his dram-drinking members
• Early Glasgow Radicals and pursuit of reform under difficulties
• The Glasgow Club of the Gegg College
• Khull the printer's advice to his apprentice
• Rev. James Lapsie's fight with collier
• Doctrine versus practice
• Rev. Dr. Wardlaw of Glasgow: Braw and Bonny
• Blind Alick: The "Glasgow Homes"
• Blind Alick's visit to Messrs. Thom and Anderson's statuary
• Blind Alick's Soldier son
• Trial of the Rev. Neil Douglas
• The Rev. Neil Douglas' pulpit eccentricities
• Rev. Neil Douglas and the fate of the Tory Minister
• Last whipping through Glasgow by the last Glasgow hangman
• Dr. James Jeffrey's ghastly galvanic experiment
• Harvie's Dye Warfare and popular triumph
• Andrew M'Farlane, an East End weaver, and his wife

Book IV

• Rev. Dr. Chalmers' first impressions of Glasgow
• Rev. Dr. Chalmers' astronomical discourses in Tron church
• Rev. Dr. Chalmers and his Gallowgate wife-critic
• Rev. Dr. Chalmers and Mr. Thomas Smith of Glasgow
• Rev. Dr. Chalmers' worshippers in Glasgow
• Rev. Dr. Chalmers and the deistical cobbler
• Mr. Carrick and the black coat
• Andrew Henderson on the freedom of the able
• Andrew Henderson on the radical turn-coat
• Andrew Henderson's gallant request to a lady
• Andrew Henderson thanks God for single bliss
• Andrew Henderson's language of the fleet
• Henderson introduces Robertson to a lady friend
• Campbell the Poet's university escapade
• Thomas Campbell, Lord Rector of Glasgow University
• Leigh Hunt on Thomas Campbell
• Thomas Campbell's re-election as Lord Rector of Glasgow University
• Robert Pollok's trial discourse
• Lady Betty Cunningham and Bailie Anderson, Glasgow
• The Mains Beadle and Glasgow Cathedral
• Lord Eskgrove's judicial climax at Glasgow Circuit
• Glasgow Suburban lapsed masses of a former generation
• Hawkie's trial discourse
• How Hawkie came by the name
• Hawkie "Like his profession"
• Hawkie on trial by jury: Justice and judgement
• Hawkie sober, and sorry for it
• Hawkie's model gardener
• Hawkie paying for his forebears
• Hawkie's lost watch, and "Quack Moat's" pills
• Hawkie's retorts to the Glasgow police
• Paddy's advice and Hawkie's retort
• Hawkie as collector of clerical duty on Kirk-Skulkers
• Hawkie and the wonders of Glasgow Fair
• Glasgow man with a flood on the brain
• Glasgow resurrectionists all but nicked and convicted
• A sacred Glasgow resurrectionist
• Two Glasgow student resurrectionists and their "sick friend"
• Fatal mishap of resurrectionist at Black-Friars churchyard
• Singular case of the pursuit of science under difficulties
• Mrs. Hare lynched in Glasgow, and rescued by the police
• Glasgow circuit court trial: An audible witness
• Shaws Baker and Boy; or tit for tat
• Rev. Mr. Bell's "Words in season"
• William Dunn' of Duntocher and his only regret
• William Dunn's conquest over the greatest enemy
• John Neilson, Glasgow waiter: A true unyielding Scot
• Lord Provost Aird's epitaph, by a Glasgow hostess
• Jock Paterson on "Souter Johnny"
• More smoke than fire at Pollok House
• Thomas Atkinson, the "Flying Stationer", and Glasgow newspaper enterprise
• Motherwell and the Reform Bill
• Flying Kite and Flying Stationer
• James Bell, and the preacher on the walls of Jericho
• James Bell's advice to a young preacher
• Glasgow consumers of Laudanum in large dozes
• Rev. Edward Irving and the Glasgow shoemaker
• Rev. Edward Irving bearing a poor man's burden
• Rev. Edward Irving prays for the rude scoffer
• Rev. Edward Irving's dying hours
• Legal acumen of a Glasgow Bailie
• Lord Hermand on a Glasgow drunken homicide
• First appearance of a stage struck hero
• "Alexander the Great" of the Glasgow Theatre Royal
• "Alexander the Great" and "Auld Clocky"
• "Alexander the Great" in a fix
• A Glasgow merchant quizzing a Cockney waiter
• Glasgow medical geggers: Story of the rope-maker
• David Bell of Blackhall takes a hint from the camel
• Isaac M'Gregor, Carter, and the College Boilings

Book V

• The Earl of Errol and the Principal of Glasgow University
• A Glasgow suburban bellman's homeopathic cure
• Journey of an old Perth couple to Glasgow
• A bankrupt Glasgow shopkeeper's lyrical dividend
• Lord Provost Mills and the Highland policeman
• A Glasgow shopkeeper - Narrow but straight
• Sir Robert Peel at Blythswood house
• Bishopbriggs weaver and his son on wife and mother
• Colin M'Liver: The high school boy who became Lord Clyde
• Lord Clyde and his aide-de-camp, Frederick Montague Alison
• Rev. Mr. Balfour's tit for tat
• Carmunnock: A model suburban Village and Parish
• A Glasgow politician on the suicide of an opponent
• A sharp young Rutherglen culprit
• Courageous arrest of would-be assassins at Glasgow by Sheriff Alison
• A good Glasgow salesman and his apt country customer
• Robert Kettle on the wrang side o' the head for tracts
• Glasgow experiments in prison diet
• Rev. Dr. Gillan the witty minister of St. John's
• Rev. Dr. Gillan, and his Sunday-Selling member
• Rev. Dr. Gillan improves the occasion and meets his match
• A Glasgow lady's lamentation for the Kirk o' Scotland
• London versus Glasgow; or, right hand to the wall
• Rev. Dr. N. MacLeod of St. Columba's, and the wig
• A soft-hearted Glasgow Bailie
• A literary Glasgow Provost; or, What's in a name
• No friendship in trade
• Glasgow riots of 1848: Fact's from eye-witnesses
• Glasgow folk grandfatherless
• Queen Victoria and "War's me for Prince Charlie"
• Episodes in the trial of Miss Madeline H. Smith
• The story of Miss Madeline H. Smith and L'Angelier, as told by the Lord Advocate
• Defence of Madeline H. Smith by the Dean of Faculty
• Madeline H. Smith's acquittal and closing scenes in court
• The pencil manufacturer and the Glasgow barber
• Clan Jaffrey versus Clan Campbell
• A Glasgow suburban presentee's fair offer
• Mr. Cleghorn of Glasgow and the herd boy's diet
• A Glasgow landlady and her lodger's dog
• Rev. Dr. Norman MacLeod of the Barony on religious decision
• Rev. Dr. Norman MacLeod's account of the execution of Dr. Pritchard
• Rev. Dr. Norman MacLeod working and Rev. Dr. Watson praying
• Rev. Dr. Norman MacLeod's story of the "Starling"
• Rev. Dr. Norman MacLeod as a sermon reader
• Rev. Dr. Norman MacLeod's last hours
• The Tennants of St. Rollox, and their great chemical work
• A Glasgow Rev. Doctor and a tipsy man in a tramway car
• A new made in Glasgow Bailie on stooping to rise
• A Glasgow leader of psalmody on repeating tunes
• Max O'Rell's visit to and account of Glasgow
• Max O'Rell at a Glasgow church and on Scotch religion
• The Duke of Argyll and Mr. Darwin  - As told in Glasgow
• Rev. Dr. William Anderson and the widow's friend
• Rev. Dr. William Anderson and the Cameronian elder
• Rev. Dr. WIlliam Anderson on Ministers' stipends
• Napier of Shandon; or, from Blacksmith to Shipbuilders
• A Glasgow patient's last doctor's fee
• Rev. Dr. Donald MacLeod's translation to Glasgow
• Rev. Professor Eadie on a cynic's couplet
• Rev. Professor Eadie on instrumental music and hymns
• Colonel Shaw and Joseph Barker: Christian love triumphing over unbelief
• David Livingston, the Christian hero and philanthropist, welcomed
• James Baird of Cambusdoon and his brothers
• The millionaire ironmaster on riches and happiness
• The millionaire ironmaster on literature and binding