George Borrow

George Henry Borrow was an English writer of novels and of travel based on personal experiences in Europe. His travels gave him a close affinity with the Romani people of Europe, who figure strongly in his work. His best-known books are The Bible in Spain and the novels Lavengro and The Romany Rye, set in his time with the English Romanichal (Gypsies).

Works

A Supplementary Chapter to the Bible in Spain

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Grimhild's Vengeance: Three Ballads

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INNOCENCE DEFAMED

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Isopel Berners / The History of certain doings in a Staffordshire Dingle, July, 1825

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KING BYRGE AND HIS BROTHERS

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Lavengro

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Lavengro: the Scholar - the Gypsy - the Priest

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Lavengro: The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest

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Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society

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Letters to his mother, Ann Borrow / and Other Correspondents

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Letters to his mother, Ann Borrow, and other correspondents

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Letters to his wife Mary Borrow

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Romano Lavo-Lil: Word Book of the Romany; Or, English Gypsy Language / With Specimens of Gypsy Poetry, and an Account of Certain Gypsyries or Places Inhabited by Them, and of Various Things Relating to Gypsy Life in England

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Signelil, A Tale from the Cornish, and Other Ballads

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SIR OLAF

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SWAYNE FELDING

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Targum / Or Metrical Translations From Thirty Languages And Dialects

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The Bible in Spain / Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman, in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula

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The Bible in Spain, Vol. 1 [of 2] / Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula

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The Bible in Spain, Vol. 2 [of 2] / Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula

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THE COUNT OF VENDEL’S DAUGHTER

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THE CRUEL MOTHER-IN-LAW

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THE CRUEL STEP-DAME

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THE CUCKOO

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THE DALBY BEAR

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The Dalby Bear, and Other Ballads

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THE DIVER

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THE FAIRIES’ SONG

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THE FAITHFUL KING OF THULE

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The Fountain of Maribo, and Other Ballads

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The Giant of Bern and Orm Ungerswayne: A Ballad

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The King's Wake, and Other Ballads

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THE KING’S WAKE

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THE KNIGHT IN THE DEER’S SHAPE or THE DECEIVER DECEIVED

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The Mermaid's Prophecy and Other Songs Relating to Queen Dagmar

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The mermaid's prophecy, and other songs relating to Queen Dagmar

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The pocket George Borrow

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The Romany Rye

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The Romany Rye / A Sequel to 'Lavengro'

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The Romany Rye / A sequel to "Lavengro"

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THE SERPENT KNIGHT

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The Serpent Knight, and Other Ballads

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THE SONG OF DEIRDRA

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The Song of Deirdra, King Byrge and his Brothers, and Other Ballads

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The Songs of Ranild

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THE STALWART MONK

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The Story of Yvashka with the Bear's Ear

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The Tale of Brynild, and King Valdemar and His Sister: Two Ballads

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The Talisman, from the Russian of Alexander Pushkin; With Other Pieces

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THE TREACHEROUS MERMAN

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THE VERNER RAVEN

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The Verner Raven, The Count of Vendel's Daughter, and Other Ballads

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The Welsh and Their Literature / from The London Quarterly Review, January 1861, American Edition

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THE WICKED STEPMOTHER

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The Zincali: An Account of the Gypsies of Spain

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Tord of Hafsborough, and Other Ballads

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TURKISH HYMN TO MAHOMET

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TYGGE HERMANDSEN

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Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery

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Wild Wales: The People, Language, & Scenery

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Young Swaigder or The Force of Runes, and Other Ballads

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Young Swaigder; or, The Force of Runes, and Other Ballads

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About the author

George Borrow

Language of works

english

Born/died

1803 — 1881

Page language

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