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The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 4 (of 5)

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"The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, volume 4 (of 5)" by Francis James Child is a scholarly anthology published between 1882-1898. This volume forms part of Child's monumental collection of 305 traditional ballads from England and Scotland. The ballads explore dark themes including forbidden love, supernatural encounters, family conflict, murder, and folk heroes like Robin Hood and King Arthur. Child's systematic approach—classifying variants and comparing versions—created the definitive scholarly edition of these centuries-old songs, preserving stories ranging from medieval manuscripts to eighteenth-century broadsides.

The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 4 (of 5), from the public domain. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #63116.

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39 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter (1)7,927 words
  2. 2.Front Matter (2)7,495 words
  3. 3.Front Matter (3)8,252 words
  4. 4.Front Matter (4)916 words
  5. 5.Appendix (1)7,730 words
  6. 6.Appendix (2)7,740 words
  7. 7.Appendix (3)8,081 words
  8. 8.Appendix (4)3,491 words
  9. 9.Appendix (1)8,084 words
  10. 10.Appendix (2)7,699 words
  11. 11.Appendix (3)947 words
  12. 12.Appendix (1)7,733 words
  13. 13.Appendix (2)7,852 words
  14. 14.Appendix (3)5,738 words
  15. 15.Appendix: Annan Water (1)7,776 words
  16. 16.Appendix: Annan Water (2)3,759 words
  17. 17.Appendix: The Lovely Northerne Lasse (1)7,624 words
  18. 18.Appendix: The Lovely Northerne Lasse (2)7,579 words
  19. 19.Appendix: The Lovely Northerne Lasse (3)7,695 words
  20. 20.Appendix: The Lovely Northerne Lasse (4)7,493 words
  1. 21.Appendix: The Lovely Northerne Lasse (5)5,078 words
  2. 22.Chapter C: K. Sharpe’s Letters, ed. Allardyce, I, 180 ff; written down from5,287 words
  3. 23.Appendix (1)7,792 words
  4. 24.Appendix (2)6,335 words
  5. 25.Appendix (1)7,699 words
  6. 26.Appendix (2)7,792 words
  7. 27.Appendix (3)7,654 words
  8. 28.Appendix (4)7,767 words
  9. 29.Appendix (5)7,519 words
  10. 30.Appendix (6)7,607 words
  11. 31.Appendix (7)7,983 words
  12. 32.Appendix (8)7,882 words
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  16. 36.Appendix (12)7,587 words
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  18. 38.Appendix (14)876 words
  19. 39.Chapter C: K. Sharpe calls Robert Graham Claverhouse’s cousin, Napier, I, 271,3,931 words