CALLER HERRIN’ (SONG)
Drawing on street cries, composed for harpsichord, given lyrics by Jacobite-sympathising aristocrat Mrs Bogan of Bogan, a Scottish song
DIVINE PROVIDENCE
On interpreting the herring's grand migration as a gift from God, the ensuing arguments between nations and the eventual progress of science.
EUPHEMISMS
Some of the names given to herrings together with the associated logics and a brief digression on the subject of Bombay duck
SUFFERING SALTWORKERS OF SHIELDS
C19th/C20th Scottish herring industry dominance linked to the Siege of Newcastle and suffering South Shields saltworkers
ULLAPOOL
The story of a herring port, built with what seemed the best of intentions, but without consideration for the fish's noted unreliability