Transcribed from the 1908 Cassell and Company edition by David Price.
| By the Same Author
A Sea Dog of Devon A Life of Sir John Hawkins With Introduction by Lord Brassey 6s. net Cheap Edition of George Borrow’s “THE BIBLE IN SPAIN.” 8d. net cloth, 1s. 6d. net leather CASSELL AND CO., LTD. |
GEORGE BORROW
THE MAN AND HIS WORK
BY
R. A. J. WALLING
Author of “A Sea Dog of Devon”
CASSELL AND COMPANY, LIMITED
London, Paris, New York, Toronto and Melbourne
MCMVIII
PREFACE
One writing of Borrow since the publication of Dr. W. I. Knapp’s “Life, Writings, and Correspondence of George Borrow” (Murray, 1899) must of need acknowledge the invaluable services conferred upon the student by that monumental work. Its store of documents is the harvest of a lifetime of devoted labour, and it bridges many a yawning gulf which aforetime left the Borrovian explorer disconsolate. In this monograph, where Dr. Knapp is directly quoted, the fact is generally mentioned either in the text or by way of footnote; but it seemed fitting that there should be some more definite expression of my indebtedness to his affectionate diligence in those long and fruitful researches, which alone have made possible a consecutive story of Borrow’s life.