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J. F. Campbell

(Campbell, J. F. (John Francis), 1822-1885)

Bronze Bust of Iain Og Ile John Francis Campbell was known throughout Gaeldom as Iain Og Ile (young Ian of Islay). He was the son of Walter Frederick Campbell, who developed settlements on the island: Port Ellen (1821) was named for his wife Eleanor; Port Charlotte(1828), which he called after his mother; Kiells (1829); and Port Wemyss (1833)- Eleanor was a daughter of the 8th Earl of Wemyss. Walter was declared bankrupt in 1848, so John Francis inherited nothing, and had to find his own way in the world. He travelled widely, documenting these journeys with his own highly-skilled water-colour paintings, and held many important public service appointments, including being a member of the Royal Household from 1860-1880, serving at Windsor and at Osborne House. He collected and published Gaelic folk stories, recounting tales exactly as they were spoken. (Source:

John Francis Campbell (Scottish Gaelic: Iain Frangan Caimbeul; Islay, 29 December 1821 – Cannes, 17 February 1885), also known as Young John of Islay (Scottish Gaelic: Iain Òg Ìle) was a Scottish author and scholar who specialised in Celtic studies, considered an authority on the subject. (From Wikipedia)

More about J. F. Campbell:

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Henderson, George, 1866-1912

Books by J. F. Campbell:

Campbell, J. F. (John Francis), 1822-1885: The Celtic Dragon Myth (Edinburgh: J. G. Grant, 1911), contrib. by George Henderson (HTML at sacred-texts.com)
Campbell, J. F. (John Francis), 1822-1885: Popular Tales of the West Highlands (second edition, 1890; some Gaelic sections omitted) (HTML at sacred-texts.com)

Additional books by J. F. Campbell in the extended shelves:

Campbell, J. F. (John Francis), 1822-1885: The Celtic dragon myth (J. Grant, 1911), also by George Henderson (page images at HathiTrust)
Campbell, J. F. (John Francis), 1822-1885: Frost and fire, natural engines, tool marks and chips (J. B. Lippincott, 1865) (page images at HathiTrust)
Campbell, J. F. (John Francis), 1822-1885: Frost and fire, natural engines, tool-marks and chips, with sketches taken at home and abroad (Edmonston & Douglas, 1865) (page images at HathiTrust)
Campbell, J. F. (John Francis), 1822-1885: Gille a'bhuidseir. The wizard's gillie and other tales (Saint Catherine Press, 1914), also by John G. McKay (page images at HathiTrust)
Campbell, J. F. (John Francis), 1822-1885: Leabhar na Feinne. Vol. I. Gaelic texts. Heroic Gaelic ballads collected in Scotland chiefly from 1512 to 1871, copied from old manuscripts preserved at Edinburgh and elsewhere, and from rare books, and orally collected since 1859; with lists of collections, and of their contents; and with a short account of the documents quoted (Spottiswoode, 1872) (page images at HathiTrust)
Campbell, J. F. (John Francis), 1822-1885: Life in Normandy; sketches of French fishing, farming, cooking, natural history, and politics, drawn from nature. (Edmonston & Douglas, 1865), also by Walter Frederick Campbell (page images at HathiTrust)
Campbell, J. F. (John Francis), 1822-1885: Life in Normandy; sketches of French fishing, farming, cooking, natural history, and politics, drawn from nature. (Edmonston & Douglas, 1863), also by John Francis Campbell (page images at HathiTrust)
Campbell, J. F. (John Francis), 1822-1885: Mairi of Callaird. A West Highland tale ([London], 1878), also by K. I. C. (Katherine I. Campbell), John Dewar, K. I. C., and K.I.C. (page images at HathiTrust)
Campbell, J. F. (John Francis), 1822-1885: Mairi of Callaird. A West Highland tale, tr. from the Gaelic as orally collected. Versified; and dedicated to Mac Caile in Maor, duke of Argyll ([London], 1878), also by John Dewar, K.I. Campbell, and K.I. C. (page images at HathiTrust)
Campbell, J. F. (John Francis), 1822-1885: My circular notes. Extracts from journals, letters sent home, geological and other notes, written while travelling westwards round the world, from July 6, 1874, to July 6, 1875. (Macmillan and co., 1876) (page images at HathiTrust)
Campbell, J. F. (John Francis), 1822-1885: My circular notes extracts from journals, letters sent home, geological and other notes, written while travelling westwards round the world, from July 6, 1874 to July 6, 1875 (Macmillan, 1876) (page images at HathiTrust)
Campbell, J. F. (John Francis), 1822-1885: My circular notes : extracts from journals, letters sent home, geological and other notes, written while travelling westwards round the world, from July 6, 1874, to July 6, 1875 (New York : Macmillan, 1876) (page images at HathiTrust)
Campbell, J. F. (John Francis), 1822-1885: My circular notes; extracts from journals, letters sent home, geological and other notes, written while travelling westwards round the world, from July 6, 1874 to July 6, 1875. (Macmillan and Co., 1875) (page images at HathiTrust)
Campbell, J. F. (John Francis), 1822-1885: Popular tales of the west Highlands (A. Gardner, 1890) (page images at HathiTrust)
Campbell, J. F. (John Francis), 1822-1885: Popular tales of the west Highlands. (Edmonston and Douglas, 1860) (page images at HathiTrust)
Campbell, J. F. (John Francis), 1822-1885: Popular tales of the west Highlands : orally collected (Singing Tree Press, 1969) (page images at HathiTrust)
Campbell, J. F. (John Francis), 1822-1885: A short American tramp in the fall of 1864 (Edmonston and Douglas, 1865) (page images at HathiTrust)
Campbell, J. F. (John Francis), 1822-1885: A short American tramp in the fall of 1864 (Edmonston and Douglas, 1865) (page images at HathiTrust)

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