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George Borrow

The Story of Yvashka with the Bear's EarGeorge Borrow The Story of Yvashka with the Bear's Ear INTRODUCTION The tale of Yvashka; or, Jack with the Bear’s Ear, is a great favourite in Russia. Its main interest depends not so much on him of the Bear’s Ear, or even his comrade, Moustacho, who angles...

Wild Wales: The People, Language, & SceneryINTRODUCTIONI. WHY “WILD WALES” IS A SIMPLE ITINERARY II. BORROW’S EQUIPMENT FOR WRITING UPON THE WELSH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE III. IS NOT “WILD WALES” WRITTEN BY A CELT AND NOT BY AN ANGLO-SAXON? IV. BORROW’S METHOD OF AUTOBIOGRAPHIC NARRATIVE COMP...

The Bible in Spain. Volume 1 of 2George Borrow The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] PREFACE It is very seldom that the preface of a work is read; indeed, of late years most books have been sent into the world without any. I deem it, however, advisable to write a preface, and to this I humbly call the...

The Mermaid's ProphecyGeorge Borrow The Mermaid's Prophecy / and Other Songs Relating to Queen Dagmar I. KING VALDEMAR’S WOOING Valdemar King and Sir Strange bold At table sat one day,So many a word ’twixt them there passed In amicable way. “Hear Strange, hear! thou for a time Thy native land mus...

The Welsh and Their LiteratureGeorge Borrow The Welsh and Their Literature / from The London Quarterly Review, January 1861, American Edition Art. II. —The Sleeping Bard; or Visions of the World, Death, and Hell. By Elis Wyn. Translated from the Cambrian British by George Borrow. London, 1860.The...

The King's Wake, and Other BalladsBorrow George The King's Wake, and Other Ballads THE KING’S WAKE To-night is the night that the wake they hold,To the wake repair both young and old. Proud Signelil she her mother address’d:“May I go watch along with the rest?” “O what at the wake wouldst do my d...

The Bible in Spain. Volume 2 of 2George Borrow The Bible in Spain, Vol. 2 [of 2] / Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula CHAPTER XXIX Arrival at Padron – Projected Enterprise – The Alquilador – Breach of Promise...

The Songs of RanildGeorge Borrow The Songs of Ranild THE SONGS OF RANILD SONG THE FIRST Up Riber’s street the dance they ply, The Castle’s won, the Castle’s won!There dance the knights most merrily, For young King Erik Erikson. On Riber’s bridge the dance it goes, The Castle’s won, the Castle’s w...

Young Swaigder: or, The Force of Runes, and Other BalladsBorrow George Young Swaigder; or, The Force of Runes, and Other Ballads YOUNG SWAIGDER or THE FORCE OF RUNES It was the young Swaigder,With the little ball he played;The ball flew into the Damsel’s lap,And pale her cheeks it made. The ball ...

Letters to his mother, Ann BorrowGeorge Borrow Letters to his mother, Ann Borrow and Other Correspondents Letter I. To Ann Borrow Spain,[Post-mark February 9th, 1838.]My Dear Mama,As I am afraid that you may not have received my last letter in consequence of several couriers having been stopped, ...