
Ballads of Romance and Chivalry / Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - First Series
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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 2018 with the help of original edition published long back [1903]. 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 pages which are blur or m...
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- POPULAR BALLADS
- OF THE OLDEN TIME
- SELECTED AND EDITED BY FRANK SIDGWICK
- First Series. Ballads of Romance and Chivalry
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- INTRODUCTION
- BALLADS IN THE FIRST SERIES
- GLOSSARY OF BALLAD COMMONPLACES
- LIST OF BOOKS FOR BALLAD STUDY FOR ENGLISH READERS
- NOTE ON THE ILLUSTRATIONS
- Footnotes
- GLASGERION
- YOUNG BEKIE
- OLD ROBIN OF PORTINGALE
- LITTLE MUSGRAVE AND LADY BARNARD
- THE BONNY BIRDY
- FAIR ANNIE
- THE CRUEL MOTHER
- CHILD WATERS
- EARL BRAND, THE DOUGLAS TRAGEDY, and THE CHILD OF ELL
- LORD THOMAS AND FAIR ANNET
- THE BROWN GIRL
- FAIR MARGARET AND SWEET WILLIAM
- LORD LOVEL
- LADY MAISRY
- THE CRUEL BROTHER
- THE NUTBROWN MAID
- FAIR JANET
- BROWN ADAM
- WILLIE O’ WINSBURY
- THE MARRIAGE OF SIR GAWAINE
- THE BOY AND THE MANTLE
- JOHNEY SCOT
- LORD INGRAM AND CHIEL WYET
- THE TWA SISTERS O’ BINNORIE
- YOUNG WATERS
- BARBARA ALLAN
- THE GAY GOSHAWK
- BROWN ROBIN
- LADY ALICE
- CHILD MAURICE
- FAUSE FOOTRAGE
- FAIR ANNIE OF ROUGH ROYAL
- HIND HORN
- EDWARD
- LORD RANDAL
- LAMKIN
- FAIR MARY OF WALLINGTON
- INDEX OF TITLES
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