Originally published in 1899 this collection of poems and songs by Montrose resident William F McHardy was forgotten for more than a century until the authors great grandson Bob McHardy rediscovered it and decided to republish it in his ancestors memory with most of the profits divided between Cancer Research UK the British Heart Foundation and Tescos Charity of the Year This facsimile edition is a faithful paperback reproduction by Mereo of the original book published in Montrose by George A Bowman