Author: John Sampson
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 152876983X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
This magnificent Gypsy anthology was first published in London 1930. It contains over 300 items of prose and verse gleaned from classical literature, folklore, history and true Gypsy life. It has long been considered unique in its field and is very hard to find in its first edition. We have now re-published this scarce book incorporating the original text and illustrations. The book's 380 pages are divided into 12 sections designed to bring to light the chief facets of Gypsy life. They have been chosen for their historical and anthropological interest and are supported with illustrations of the real Gypsy way of life, and yet the same wind blows over all on this Gypsy heath. Contents include: The Dark Race. - The Roaming Life. - Field and Sky. - Gypsies and Gentiles. - The Romany Chye. - Gypsy Children. - Sturt and Strife. - Black Arts. - A Gypsy Bestiary. - Egipte Speche. - Scholar Gypsies. - Envoy. Also included is a glossary of Romani words. This important book is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all with an interest in Gypsy ways.
The Wind on the Heath - A Gypsy Anthology (Romany History Series)
Author: John Sampson
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 152876983X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
This magnificent Gypsy anthology was first published in London 1930. It contains over 300 items of prose and verse gleaned from classical literature, folklore, history and true Gypsy life. It has long been considered unique in its field and is very hard to find in its first edition. We have now re-published this scarce book incorporating the original text and illustrations. The book's 380 pages are divided into 12 sections designed to bring to light the chief facets of Gypsy life. They have been chosen for their historical and anthropological interest and are supported with illustrations of the real Gypsy way of life, and yet the same wind blows over all on this Gypsy heath. Contents include: The Dark Race. - The Roaming Life. - Field and Sky. - Gypsies and Gentiles. - The Romany Chye. - Gypsy Children. - Sturt and Strife. - Black Arts. - A Gypsy Bestiary. - Egipte Speche. - Scholar Gypsies. - Envoy. Also included is a glossary of Romani words. This important book is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all with an interest in Gypsy ways.
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 152876983X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
This magnificent Gypsy anthology was first published in London 1930. It contains over 300 items of prose and verse gleaned from classical literature, folklore, history and true Gypsy life. It has long been considered unique in its field and is very hard to find in its first edition. We have now re-published this scarce book incorporating the original text and illustrations. The book's 380 pages are divided into 12 sections designed to bring to light the chief facets of Gypsy life. They have been chosen for their historical and anthropological interest and are supported with illustrations of the real Gypsy way of life, and yet the same wind blows over all on this Gypsy heath. Contents include: The Dark Race. - The Roaming Life. - Field and Sky. - Gypsies and Gentiles. - The Romany Chye. - Gypsy Children. - Sturt and Strife. - Black Arts. - A Gypsy Bestiary. - Egipte Speche. - Scholar Gypsies. - Envoy. Also included is a glossary of Romani words. This important book is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all with an interest in Gypsy ways.
Lavengro
Author: George Borrow
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 360
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Windover Tales
Author: Halliwell Sutcliffe
Publisher:
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Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
"This ghost story is set on the wild Atlantic coast of North Devon and told through the eyes of Jenny, a girl of nearly nineteen, whose recently deceased grandmother Mary has bequeathed her Windover, the cottage where she is staying with her father and his girlfriend during summer vacation. Before long, Jenny is troubled by visions of two teenage girls and learns from a photograph taken in 1934 that these girls are her grandmother Mary and Mary's friend Cathy. As the days go by, Jenny finds herself drawn into tragic events that occurred nearly eighty years earlier."--Publisher description
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Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
"This ghost story is set on the wild Atlantic coast of North Devon and told through the eyes of Jenny, a girl of nearly nineteen, whose recently deceased grandmother Mary has bequeathed her Windover, the cottage where she is staying with her father and his girlfriend during summer vacation. Before long, Jenny is troubled by visions of two teenage girls and learns from a photograph taken in 1934 that these girls are her grandmother Mary and Mary's friend Cathy. As the days go by, Jenny finds herself drawn into tragic events that occurred nearly eighty years earlier."--Publisher description
Ainsworth's magazine
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Languages : en
Pages : 562
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Languages : en
Pages : 562
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The Choice of Air Routes
Author: Edward Pearson Warner
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Category : Airways
Languages : en
Pages : 652
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Category : Airways
Languages : en
Pages : 652
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Ainsworth's Magazine
Author: William Harrison Ainsworth
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 566
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 566
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The Living Age
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Languages : en
Pages : 844
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Languages : en
Pages : 844
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Temple Bar
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Category : English periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 786
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Category : English periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 786
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Littell's Living Age
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Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 658
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Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 658
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Tommy Wideawake
Author: Sir H. H. Bashford
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
"Tommy Wideawake" by Sir H. H. Bashford. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
"Tommy Wideawake" by Sir H. H. Bashford. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.