The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 3 (of 5) by Francis James Child
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"The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 3 (of 5)" by Francis James Child is a scholarly anthology published between 1882-1898. This third volume forms part of Child's landmark collection of 305 traditional ballads from England and Scotland. The ballads span centuries, exploring dark themes of romance, supernatural encounters, outlaws, family conflict, violence, and folk heroes like Robin Hood and King Arthur. Child's meticulous work organized variants side-by-side, creating the definitive scholarly
edition that transformed how traditional balladry was studied and preserved for future generations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Editor | Child, Francis James, 1825-1896 |
|---|---|
| Title | The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 3 (of 5) |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Ballads |
| Credits |
Produced by Richard Tonsing, Katherine Ward, Alicia Williams, David T. Jones, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 86.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Ballads, English -- England -- Texts |
| Subject | Ballads, Scots -- Scotland -- Texts |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 62474 |
| Release Date | Jun 25, 2020 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 816 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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