The Romany Rye by George Borrow
"The Romany Rye" by George Borrow is a novel written in 1857 as a sequel to "Lavengro." This philosophical adventure follows a learned young man living among the Romani people, encountering eccentric characters and documenting Romani customs along his journey. The protagonist acquires a valuable horse from his Romani friend Jasper Petulengro and travels to the Horncastle horse fair. The story culminates in a linguistic revelation about the Romani language's connection to
Northern Indian languages, inspiring dreams of distant travel. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Borrow, George, 1803-1881 |
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| Editor | Knapp, William I. (William Ireland), 1835-1908 |
| Title |
The Romany Rye A sequel to "Lavengro" |
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| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Romany_Rye |
| Credits | Transcribed from the 1907 John Murray edition by David Price |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 70.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | England -- Fiction |
| Subject | Adventure stories |
| Subject | Romanies -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 54048 |
| Release Date | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Most Recently Updated | Aug 9, 2019 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 569 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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