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

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"The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, volume 5 (of 5)" by Francis James Child is a scholarly collection published between 1882-1898. This final volume completes Child's monumental anthology of 305 traditional ballads from England and Scotland. It contains essential scholarly apparatus including glossaries, source indexes, and catalogs of ballad tunes. These dark, compelling narratives explore romance, supernatural encounters, outlaw adventures, family strife, and historic events—ranging from medieval tales of Robin Hood to tragic love stories that blur the line between folk song and fairy tale.

The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 5 (of 5), from the public domain. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #71104.

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51 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter (1)8,576 words
  2. 2.Front Matter (2)4,487 words
  3. 3.Part I314 words
  4. 4.Part II355 words
  5. 5.Part III5,315 words
  6. 6.Part I: , Nov. 21 (R. Köhler, in Jahrbuch für Rom. u. Eng. Lit., VIII, (1)8,374 words
  7. 7.Part I: , Nov. 21 (R. Köhler, in Jahrbuch für Rom. u. Eng. Lit., VIII, (2)8,156 words
  8. 8.Part I: , Nov. 21 (R. Köhler, in Jahrbuch für Rom. u. Eng. Lit., VIII, (3)8,500 words
  9. 9.Part I: , Nov. 21 (R. Köhler, in Jahrbuch für Rom. u. Eng. Lit., VIII, (4)5,682 words
  10. 10.Appendix: I9,912 words
  11. 11.Appendix9,336 words
  12. 12.Appendix: The Gaberlunyie-Man (1)7,770 words
  13. 13.Appendix: The Gaberlunyie-Man (2)3,223 words
  14. 14.Part III: , p. 24, Part IV, p. xxxi, taken down from James Olver, (1)7,846 words
  15. 15.Part III: , p. 24, Part IV, p. xxxi, taken down from James Olver, (2)7,736 words
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  22. 22.Part III: , p. 24, Part IV, p. xxxi, taken down from James Olver, (9)7,430 words
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  2. 28.Part III: , p. 24, Part IV, p. xxxi, taken down from James Olver, (15)8,328 words
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  4. 30.Part III: , p. 24, Part IV, p. xxxi, taken down from James Olver, (17)8,333 words
  5. 31.Part III: , p. 24, Part IV, p. xxxi, taken down from James Olver, (18)8,380 words
  6. 32.Part III: , p. 24, Part IV, p. xxxi, taken down from James Olver, (19)8,361 words
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  10. 36.Part III: , p. 24, Part IV, p. xxxi, taken down from James Olver, (23)7,553 words
  11. 37.Part III: , p. 24, Part IV, p. xxxi, taken down from James Olver, (24)7,645 words
  12. 38.Part III: , p. 24, Part IV, p. xxxi, taken down from James Olver, (25)8,019 words
  13. 39.Part III: , p. 24, Part IV, p. xxxi, taken down from James Olver, (26)8,111 words
  14. 40.Part III: , p. 24, Part IV, p. xxxi, taken down from James Olver, (27)7,885 words
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  24. 50.Part III: , p. 24, Part IV, p. xxxi, taken down from James Olver, (37)8,826 words
  25. 51.Part III: , p. 24, Part IV, p. xxxi, taken down from James Olver, (38)1,674 words