The ProvostFront matterReading editionChapter navigation49 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterINTRODUCTIONChapter I · —THE FORECASTChapter II · —A KITHINGChapter III · —A DIRGIEChapter IV · —THE GUILDRYChapter V · —THE FIRST CONTESTED ELECTIONChapter VI · —THE FAILURE OF BAILIE M’LUCREChapter VII · —THE BRIBEChapter VIII · —ON THE CHOOSING OF A MINISTERChapter IX · —AN EXECUTIONChapter X · —A RIOTChapter XI · —POLICYChapter XII · —THE SPYChapter XIII · —THE MEAL MOBChapter XIV · —THE SECOND PROVOSTRYChapter XV · —ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE STREETSChapter XVI · —ABOUT THE REPAIR OF THE KIRKChapter XVII · —THE LAW PLEAChapter XVIII · —THE SUPPRESSION OF THE FAIRSChapter XIX · —THE VOLUNTEERINGChapter XX · —THE CLOTHINGChapter XXI · —THE PRESSGANGChapter XXII · —THE WIG DINNERChapter XXIII · —THREE THE DEATH OF MR M’LUCREChapter XXIV · —THE WINDY YULEChapter XXV · —THE SUBSCRIPTIONChapter XXVI · —OF THE PUBLIC LAMPSChapter XXVII · —THE PLAINSTONESChapter XXVIII · —THE SECOND CROP OF VOLUNTEERSChapter XXIX · —CAPTAIN ARMOURChapter XXX · —THE TRADES’ BALLChapter XXXI · —THE BAILIE’S HEADChapter XXXII · —THE TOWN DRUMMERChapter XXXIII · —AN ALARMChapter XXXIV · —THE COUNTRY GENTRYChapter XXXV · —TESTS OF SUCCESSChapter XXXVI · —RETRIBUTIONChapter XXXVII · —THE DUELChapter XXXVIII · —AN INTERLOCUTORChapter XXXIX · —THE NEWSPAPERChapter XL · —THE SCHOOL-HOUSE SCHEMEChapter XLI · —BENEFITS OF NEUTRALITYChapter XLII · —THE NEW MEMBERChapter XLIII · —MY THIRD PROVOSTRYChapter XLIV · —THE CHURCH VACANTChapter XLV · —THE STRAMASH IN THE COUNCILChapter XLVI · —THE NEW COUNCILLORSChapter XLVII · —THE RESIGNATIONBeginning of this editionNext chapter →INTRODUCTIONAll chapters and sections (49)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsINTRODUCTIONChapter I · —THE FORECASTChapter II · —A KITHINGChapter III · —A DIRGIEChapter IV · —THE GUILDRYChapter V · —THE FIRST CONTESTED ELECTIONChapter VI · —THE FAILURE OF BAILIE M’LUCREChapter VII · —THE BRIBEChapter VIII · —ON THE CHOOSING OF A MINISTERChapter IX · —AN EXECUTIONChapter X · —A RIOTChapter XI · —POLICYChapter XII · —THE SPYChapter XIII · —THE MEAL MOBChapter XIV · —THE SECOND PROVOSTRYChapter XV · —ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE STREETSChapter XVI · —ABOUT THE REPAIR OF THE KIRKChapter XVII · —THE LAW PLEAChapter XVIII · —THE SUPPRESSION OF THE FAIRSChapter XIX · —THE VOLUNTEERINGChapter XX · —THE CLOTHINGChapter XXI · —THE PRESSGANGChapter XXII · —THE WIG DINNERChapter XXIII · —THREE THE DEATH OF MR M’LUCREChapter XXIV · —THE WINDY YULEChapter XXV · —THE SUBSCRIPTIONChapter XXVI · —OF THE PUBLIC LAMPSChapter XXVII · —THE PLAINSTONESChapter XXVIII · —THE SECOND CROP OF VOLUNTEERSChapter XXIX · —CAPTAIN ARMOURChapter XXX · —THE TRADES’ BALLChapter XXXI · —THE BAILIE’S HEADChapter XXXII · —THE TOWN DRUMMERChapter XXXIII · —AN ALARMChapter XXXIV · —THE COUNTRY GENTRYChapter XXXV · —TESTS OF SUCCESSChapter XXXVI · —RETRIBUTIONChapter XXXVII · —THE DUELChapter XXXVIII · —AN INTERLOCUTORChapter XXXIX · —THE NEWSPAPERChapter XL · —THE SCHOOL-HOUSE SCHEMEChapter XLI · —BENEFITS OF NEUTRALITYChapter XLII · —THE NEW MEMBERChapter XLIII · —MY THIRD PROVOSTRYChapter XLIV · —THE CHURCH VACANTChapter XLV · —THE STRAMASH IN THE COUNCILChapter XLVI · —THE NEW COUNCILLORSChapter XLVII · —THE RESIGNATIONTranscribed from the 1913 T. N. Foulis edition David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org◇THE PROVOSTINTRODUCTION →