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English and Scottish Popular Ballads

English and Scottish Popular Ballads

by Francis James Child

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Editor
Child, Francis James, 1825-1896
Title
The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 1 (of 5)
Credits
Produced by Simon Gardner, Katherine Ward, Alicia Williams, David T. Jones and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Language
English
LoC Class
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject
Ballads, Scots -- Scotland -- Texts
Category
Text
eBook-No.
44969
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44969
Release Date
February 20, 2014
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Transcriber's Notes — THE ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH POPULAR BALLADS — ADVERTISEMENT TO PART I NUMBERS 1-28 — ADVERTISEMENT TO PART II NUMBERS 29-53
  2. 2.CONTENTS
  3. 3.FRANCIS JAMES CHILD — FOOTNOTES:
  4. 4.1 RIDDLES WISELY EXPOUNDED — A — B — C — D
  5. 5.2 THE ELFIN KNIGHT — A — B — C — D — E — F — G — H — I — J — K — L
  6. 6.3 THE FAUSE KNIGHT UPON THE ROAD — HARPKIN. — A. — B.
  7. 7.4 LADY ISABEL AND THE ELF-KNIGHT — A. — B. — C. — D. — E. — F.
  8. 8.5 GIL BRENTON — A. — B. — C. — D. — E. — F. — G. — H.
  9. 9.6 WILLIE'S LADY — A
  10. 10.7 EARL BRAND — A. — B. — C. — D. — E. — F.
  11. 11.8 ERLINTON — A. — B. — C.
  12. 12.9 THE FAIR FLOWER OF NORTHUMBERLAND — A. — B. — C. — D. — E.
  13. 13.10 THE TWA SISTERS — A. — B. — C. — D. — E. — F. — G. — H. — I. — J. — K. — L. — M. — N. — O. — P. — Q. — R. — S. — T. — U.
  14. 14.11 THE CRUEL BROTHER — A. — B. — C. — D. — E. — F. — G. — H. — I. — J. — K.
  15. 15.12 LORD RANDAL — A. — B. — C. — D. — E. — F. — G. — H. — I. — J. — K. — L. — M. — N. — O.
  16. 16.13 EDWARD — A. — B. — C.
  17. 17.14 BABYLON; OR, THE BONNIE BANKS O FORDIE — A. — B. — C. — D. — E.
  18. 18.15 LEESOME BRAND — A. — B.
  19. 19.16 SHEATH AND KNIFE — A. — B. — C. — D.
  20. 20.17 HIND HORN — A. — B. — C. — D. — E. — F. — G. — H.
  21. 21.18 SIR LIONEL. — A. — B. — C. — D. — E. — F.
  22. 22.19 KING ORFEO — A.
  23. 23.20 THE CRUEL MOTHER. — A. — B. — C. — D. — E. — F. — G. — H. — I. — J. — K. — L. — M. — APPENDIX — LADY ANNE
  24. 24.21 THE MAID AND THE PALMER — A. — B.
  25. 25.22 ST STEPHEN AND HEROD
  26. 26.23 JUDAS
  27. 27.24 BONNIE ANNIE — A. — B.
  28. 28.25 WILLIE'S LYKE-WAKE — A. — B. — C. — D.
  29. 29.26 THE THREE RAVENS — THE TWA CORBIES.
  30. 30.27 THE WHUMMIL BORE
  31. 31.28 BURD ELLEN AND YOUNG TAMLANE
  32. 32.29 THE BOY AND THE MANTLE
  33. 33.30 KING ARTHUR AND KING CORNWALL
  34. 34.31 THE MARRIAGE OF SIR GAWAIN
  35. 35.32 KING HENRY
  36. 36.33 KEMPY KAY — A. — B. — C. — D. — E. — F. — G.
  37. 37.34 KEMP OWYNE — A. — B. — APPENDIX — THE LAIDLEY WORM OF SPINDLESTON HEUGHS.
  38. 38.35 ALLISON GROSS
  39. 39.36 THE LAILY WORM AND THE MACHREL OF THE SEA
  40. 40.37 THOMAS RYMER — A. — B. — C. — APPENDIX. — THOMAS OFF ERSSELDOUNE. — FYTT II.
  41. 41.38 THE WEE WEE MAN — A. — B. — C. — D. — E. — F. — G. — APPENDIX.
  42. 42.39 TAM LIN — A. — B. — C. — D. — E. — F. — G. — H. — I.
  43. 43.40 THE QUEEN OF ELFAN'S NOURICE
  44. 44.41 HIND ETIN — A. — B. — C.
  45. 45.42 CLERK COLVILL — A. — B. — C.
  46. 46.43 THE BROOMFIELD HILL — A. — B. — C. — D. — E. — F.
  47. 47.44 THE TWA MAGICIANS
  48. 48.45 KING JOHN AND THE BISHOP — A. — B.
  49. 49.46 CAPTAIN WEDDERBURN'S COURTSHIP — A. — B. — C.
  50. 50.47 PROUD LADY MARGARET — A. — B. — C. — D. — E.
  51. 51.48 YOUNG ANDREW
  52. 52.49 THE TWA BROTHERS — A. — B. — C. — D. — E. — F. — G.
  53. 53.50 THE BONNY HIND
  54. 54.51 LIZIE WAN — A. — B.
  55. 55.52 THE KING'S DOCHTER LADY JEAN — A. — B. — C. — D.
  56. 56.53 YOUNG BEICHAN — A. — B. — C. — D. — E. — F. — G. — H. — I. — J. — K. — L. — M. — N. — ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS — 1. Riddles Wisely Expounded. — 2. The Elfin Knight. — M — 3. The Fause Knight upon the Road. — C — 4. Lady Isabel and the Elf-Knight. — 5. Gil Brenton. — 7. Earl Brand. — G — H — I — 9. The Fair Flower of Northumberland. — F — 10. The Twa Sisters. — V — W — X — Y — 11. The Cruel Brother. — L — M — N — 12. Lord Randal. — P — Q — R — S — 13. Edward. — 14. Babylon; or, The Bonnie Banks o Fordie. — 15. Leesome Brand. — 17. Hind Horn. — I — 20. The Cruel Mother. — N — 22. St Stephen and Herod. — 25. Willie's Lyke-Wake. — E — 28. Burd Ellen and Young Tamlane. — 29. The Boy and the Mantle. — 30. King Arthur and King Cornwall. — 31. The Marriage of Sir Gawain. — 39. Tam Lin. — J — 41. Hind Etin. — 43. The Broomfield Hill. — 45. King John and the Bishop. — Transcriber's Notes

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