
George Borrow and His Circle / Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters of Borrow and His Friends
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{ 14.60 x 22.86 cms} Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back [1913]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some page...
Chapters (653)
- GEORGE BORROW
- AND HIS CIRCLE
- WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND MANY HITHERTO UNPUBLISHED LETTERS OF BORROW AND HIS FRIENDS
- CLEMENT KING SHORTER
- TO
- AUGUSTINE BIRRELL A FRIEND OF LONG YEARS AND A TRUE LOVER OF GEORGE BORROW C. K. S.
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- FULL-PAGE PLATES
- ILLUSTRATIONS IN TEXT
- INTRODUCTION
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER I
- CAPTAIN BORROW OF THE WEST NORFOLK MILITIA
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER II
- BORROW'S MOTHER
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER III
- JOHN THOMAS BORROW
- I To the Rt. Hon. The Secretary at War
- II To the Right Hon. The Secretary at War
- III To the Right Hon. The Secretary at War
- IV To the Rt. Hon. The Secretary at War
- V To the Rt. Hon. The Secretary at War
- To the Rt. Hon. The Earl of Orford
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER IV
- A WANDERING CHILDHOOD
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER V
- GEORGE BORROW'S NORWICH—THE GURNEYS
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER VI
- GEORGE BORROW'S NORWICH—THE TAYLORS
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER VII
- GEORGE BORROW'S NORWICH—THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER VIII
- GEORGE BORROW'S NORWICH—THE LAWYER'S OFFICE
- To Mr. Roger Kerrison, 18 Milman Street, Bedford Row.
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER IX
- SIR RICHARD PHILLIPS
- FRIENDS OF BORROW'S EARLY YEARS
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER X
- FAUSTUS AND ROMANTIC BALLADS
- To George Borrow
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XI
- CELEBRATED TRIALS AND JOHN THURTELL
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XII
- BORROW AND THE FANCY
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XIII
- EIGHT YEARS OF VAGABONDAGE
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XIV
- SIR JOHN BOWRING
- To Dr. John Bowring
- To Dr. John Bowring
- To Dr. John Bowring
- To Dr. John Bowring
- To Dr. John Bowring
- To Dr. John Bowring
- To Dr. John Bowring
- To Dr. John Bowring
- To Dr. John Bowring
- To Dr. John Bowring
- To Dr. John Bowring
- To Dr. John Bowring
- To Dr. John Bowring
- To Dr. John Bowring
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XV
- BORROW AND THE BIBLE SOCIETY
- To Mrs. Clarke
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XVI
- ST. PETERSBURG AND JOHN P. HASFELD
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XVII
- THE MANCHU BIBLE—TARGUM—THE TALISMAN
- To the Rev. Andrew Brandram
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XVIII
- THREE VISITS TO SPAIN
- To Dr. John Bowring.
- To Mrs. Ann Borrow
- To Mrs. Ann Borrow, Willow Lane, St. Giles, Norwich (Inglaterra)
- To Mrs. Ann Borrow
- To Mrs. Ann Borrow
- To Mr. Borrow
- To George Borrow, Esq.
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XIX
- BORROW'S SPANISH CIRCLE
- To Mr. George Borrow
- To Mr. George Borrow
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XX
- MARY BORROW
- To George Borrow, Esq.
- To George Borrow, Esq.
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XXI
- 'THE CHILDREN OF THE OPEN AIR'
- To George Borrow, Esq.
- To Dr. John Bowring.
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XXII
- THE BIBLE IN SPAIN
- To Mrs. George Borrow
- To George Borrow, Esq., at Mr. Murray's, Bookseller, Albemarle Street.
- To Mrs. George Borrow, Oulton, Suffolk.
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XXIII
- RICHARD FORD
- To George Borrow, Esq., Oulton Hall, Lowestoft.
- To George Borrow, Esq., Oulton Hall, Lowestoft.
- To Mrs. Borrow, Oulton Hall, Lowestoft.
- To George Borrow, Esq., Oulton Hall, Lowestoft.
- To George Borrow, Esq., Oulton Hall, Lowestoft
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XXIV
- IN EASTERN EUROPE
- To Mrs. George Borrow, Oulton, Lowestoft
- To Mrs. George Borrow, Oulton, Lowestoft
- To Mrs. George Borrow, Oulton, Lowestoft
- To Mrs. George Borrow, Oulton, Lowestoft
- To Mrs. George Borrow, Oulton, Lowestoft
- To Mrs. George Borrow, Oulton, Lowestoft
- To Mrs. George Borrow, Oulton, Lowestoft
- To Mrs. George Borrow, Oulton, Lowestoft
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XXV
- LAVENGRO
- To George Borrow, Esq.
- To George Borrow, Esq.
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XXVI
- A VISIT TO CORNISH KINSMEN
- To Mrs. George Borrow
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XXVII
- IN THE ISLE OF MAN
- To George Borrow, Esq.
- To George Borrow, Esq.
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XXVIII
- OULTON BROAD AND YARMOUTH
- To Messrs. Nickols and Marshal, London.
- To Mrs. George Borrow
- To Mrs. George Borrow
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XXIX
- IN SCOTLAND AND IRELAND
- To Mrs. George Borrow, 38 Camperdown Place, Yarmouth, Norfolk
- To Mrs. George Borrow, 38 Camperdown Place, Yarmouth
- To Mrs. George Borrow, 38 Camperdown Terrace, Gt. Yarmouth
- To Mrs. George Borrow, 39 Camperdown Terrace, Gt. Yarmouth
- To Mrs. George Borrow, 39 Camperdown Terrace, Gt. Yarmouth
- To Mrs. George Borrow, 39 Camperdown Terrace, Yarmouth
- To Mrs. George Borrow, 39 Camperdown Terrace, Yarmouth, Norfolk
- To George Petrie, Esq., Kirkwall
- To Mrs. George Borrow
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XXX
- THE ROMANY RYE
- To George Borrow, Esq.
- To George Borrow, Esq.
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XXXI.
- EDWARD FITZGERALD
- To George Borrow, Esq., Oulton Hall.
- To George Borrow, Esq.
- To George Borrow, Esq.
- To George Borrow, Esq.
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XXXII
- WILD WALES
- To J. Evan Williams, Esq.
- To George Borrow, Esq.
- To George Borrow, Esq.
- To Mrs. George Borrow
- To Mrs. George Borrow
- To Mrs. George Borrow
- To Mrs. George Borrow
- To Mrs. George Borrow
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XXXIII
- LIFE IN LONDON, 1860-1874
- To Mrs. George Borrow
- To Mrs. George Borrow
- To Mrs. George Borrow
- To Mrs. George Borrow
- To Mrs. George Borrow
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XXXIV
- FRIENDS OF LATER YEARS
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XXXV
- BORROW'S UNPUBLISHED WRITINGS
- To Dr. John Bowring
- To George Borrow, Esq.
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XXXVI
- HENRIETTA CLARKE
- To Mrs. MacOubrey
- To Mrs. MacOubrey
- To Mrs. MacOubrey
- To Mrs. MacOubrey
- To Mrs. MacOubrey
- To Mrs. MacOubrey
- To Mrs. MacOubrey
- To Mrs. MacOubrey
- To George Borrow, Esq.
- To Mrs. MacOubrey, 50 Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square, London
- To Mrs. MacOubrey, 50 Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square, London
- To Mrs. MacOubrey
- To Mrs. MacOubrey, 50 Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square, London
- To Mrs. MacOubrey
- To Mrs. MacOubrey
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XXXVII
- THE AFTERMATH
- FOOTNOTES:
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