George Borrow, The Man And His Books
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George Borrow, The Man And His Books

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George Borrow, The Man And His Books

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This antiquarian book contains Edward Thomas's biography of George Borrow, "George Borrow - The Man and His Books". This fascinating and uniquely insightful look into the life and work of George Borrow constitutes a must-read for those with an interest in this most esteemed author, and it is not to be missed by the discerning collector. George Henry Borrow (1803 - 1881) was an English author whose novels and travel books were chiefly concerned with his time spent travelling around Europe. During this time, he became enamoured with the Romani people of Europe, and based much of his subsequent work on their customs and traditions. The chapters of this volume include: "Borrow's autobiography", "His Own Hero", "Presenting the Truth", "What s Truth", "His Predecessors", "The Biographer's Material", "Portraits of the Artist", "Childhood", "Schooldays", "Leaving School", "Literature and Languages", etcetera. This antiquarian book is being republished now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

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Table of contents

  1. NOTE
  2. DEDICATION TO E. S. P. HAYNES
  3. CHAPTER I—BORROW’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY
  4. CHAPTER II—HIS OWN HERO
  5. CHAPTER III—PRESENTING THE TRUTH
  6. CHAPTER IV—WHAT IS TRUTH?
  7. CHAPTER V—HIS PREDECESSORS
  8. CHAPTER VI—THE BIOGRAPHER’S MATERIAL
  9. CHAPTER VII—PORTRAITS OF THE ARTIST
  10. CHAPTER VIII—CHILDHOOD
  11. CHAPTER IX—SCHOOLDAYS
  12. CHAPTER X—LEAVING SCHOOL
  13. CHAPTER XI—LITERATURE AND LANGUAGES
  14. CHAPTER XII—LONDON
  15. CHAPTER XIII—“JOSEPH SELL”
  16. CHAPTER XIV—OUT OF LONDON
  17. CHAPTER XV—AN EARLY PORTRAIT
  18. CHAPTER XVI—THE VEILED PERIOD
  19. CHAPTER XVII—THE BIBLE SOCIETY: RUSSIA
  20. CHAPTER XVIII—THE BIBLE SOCIETY: SPAIN
  21. CHAPTER XIX—“THE ZINCALI”
  22. CHAPTER XX—“THE BIBLE IN SPAIN”
  23. CHAPTER XXI—“THE BIBLE IN SPAIN”: THE CHARACTERS
  24. CHAPTER XXII—“THE BIBLE IN SPAIN”: STYLE
  25. CHAPTER XXIII—BETWEEN THE ACTS
  26. CHAPTER XXIV—“LAVENGRO” AND “THE ROMANY RYE”
  27. CHAPTER XXV—“LAVENGRO” AND “THE ROMANY RYE”: THE CHARACTERS
  28. CHAPTER XXVI—“LAVENGRO” AND “THE ROMANY RYE”: THE STYLE
  29. CHAPTER XXVII—BORROW AND LOW LIFE
  30. CHAPTER XXVIII—WALKING TOURS
  31. CHAPTER XXIX—“WILD WALES”
  32. CHAPTER XXX—“WILD WALES” (continued)
  33. CHAPTER XXXI—“WILD WALES”: STYLE
  34. CHAPTER XXXII—“ROMANO LAVO-LIL”
  35. CHAPTER XXXIII—LAST YEARS
  36. CONCLUSION
  37. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE BORROWBy Edward Thomas.
  38. Footnotes: