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ALEXANDER ANDERSON, "SURFACEMAN."
(1845-1910)
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"IN DIE MALO"
: a contemporary exhibition advertisement published by Grundy & Smith's Gallery, Manchester.  Sir Joseph Noel Paton's latest picture "IN DIE MALO" (Faith arming the Christian Warrior) reviewed in the Daily Review, 5th April, 1882, together with Anderson's poem "FAITH ARMING THE CHRISTIAN WARRIOR", which was inspired by the painting.
 

OBITUARY: The Scotsman, 13th July, 1909.

WILLS
: the estate of a Scottish Poet.  The Scotsman, 2nd October, 1909.

"SURFACEMAN'S" LATER POEMS
:  a book review.  The Scotsman, 24th October, 1912.

THE "SURFACEMAN" MEMORIAL
, KIRKCONNEL. The Scotsman, 9th December, 1912.

POET OF THE RAIL: Alexander Anderson; "Surfaceman" Dinner. The Scotsman, 30th April, 1928.

CARLYLE AND ART
: The Scotsman, 12th February, 1929.

UNVEILING CEREMONY: a portrait in oils.  The Scotsman, 8th January, 1934.

INTEREST REVIVAL PLEA: Poet of the Iron Horse and Cottage Home. The Scotsman, 20th April, 1934.

'SURFACEMAN' AND HIS WORKS: The Scotsman, 23rd April, 1934.

"SURFACEMAN": letter to the Editor.  The Scotsman, 27th April, 1934.



MISCELLANEOUS POEMS
collected from various sources.
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1.   A BALLAD OF OLD CHURCH WARDENS

2.   A BALLAD OF TOBACCO SMOKE

3.   THE BLACKBIRD'S NEST

4.   BLIND MATTHEW

5.   THE BOWGIE MAN

6.   A CASTLE OLD AND GREY

7.   CUDDLE DOON

8.  THE DEAD CHILD

9.   THE DEIL'S IN THAT BIT BAIRN

10.   DREW THE WRONG LEVER

11.  THE HILLS IN THE HIELANDS

12.  THE LANDLORD'S BEST

13.  THE MARBLE FAUN OF PRAXITELES

14.  ONE DAISY AND TWO VIOLETS

15.  THE PAIDLIN WEAN

16.  RAB COMES HAME

17.  THE SINGERS

18.  THE SPIRIT OF LOVE

19.  THE TIME OF THE ROSE IS OVER

20.  THE VOICES OF THE FLOWERS

21.  WAUKEN UP

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OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

 



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