The Wind on the Heath - A Gypsy Anthology (Romany History Series)This magnificent Gypsy anthology was first published in London 1930. It contains over 300 items of prose and verse gleaned from classical literature, folklore, history and true Gypsy life. It has long been considered unique in its field and is very hard to find in its first edition. We have now re-published this scarce book incorporating the original text and illustrations. The book's 380 pages are divided into 12 sections designed to bring to light the chief facets of Gypsy life. They have been chosen for their historical and anthropological interest and are supported with illustrations of the real Gypsy way of life, and yet the same wind blows over all on this Gypsy heath. Contents include: The Dark Race. - The Roaming Life. - Field and Sky. - Gypsies and Gentiles. - The Romany Chye. - Gypsy Children. - Sturt and Strife. - Black Arts. - A Gypsy Bestiary. - Egipte Speche. - Scholar Gypsies. - Envoy. Also included is a glossary of Romani words. This important book is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all with an interest in Gypsy ways. |
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And if one dare advise a reader as to how he should read, may I say that it were better if he read these consecutively, since the pieces are arranged in an ordered sequence, and gain by their neighbourhood ...
And if one dare advise a reader as to how he should read, may I say that it were better if he read these consecutively, since the pieces are arranged in an ordered sequence, and gain by their neighbourhood ...
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They do few things, but they do these things better than others. They create nothing; they perpetuate. They make theirs whatever is of use to them, they rejec whatever their insinc forbids them to take. They reach their own ends by ...
They do few things, but they do these things better than others. They create nothing; they perpetuate. They make theirs whatever is of use to them, they rejec whatever their insinc forbids them to take. They reach their own ends by ...
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... we are engaged in taking our relaxation, so we have not time to learn.' 'You really should make an effort. If you were disposed to learn to read, I would endeavour to assis you. You would be all the better for knowing how to read.
... we are engaged in taking our relaxation, so we have not time to learn.' 'You really should make an effort. If you were disposed to learn to read, I would endeavour to assis you. You would be all the better for knowing how to read.
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... persons in no better condition than the Hottentots in their kraals, the Americans in their wigwams, or the Tartars in their equally rude tents. . . . I felt that the manners of these Gipsies were assimilated to those of the shepherd ...
... persons in no better condition than the Hottentots in their kraals, the Americans in their wigwams, or the Tartars in their equally rude tents. . . . I felt that the manners of these Gipsies were assimilated to those of the shepherd ...
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And as in the Moone there is a man, that never sirres without a bush of thornes at his backe, so these Moone-men lie under bushes, and are indeed no better then Hedge creepers. They are a people more scattred then Iewes, and more hated: ...
And as in the Moone there is a man, that never sirres without a bush of thornes at his backe, so these Moone-men lie under bushes, and are indeed no better then Hedge creepers. They are a people more scattred then Iewes, and more hated: ...
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| Title | The Wind on the Heath - A Gypsy Anthology (Romany History Series) |
| Editor | John Sampson |
| Publisher | Read Books Ltd, 2020 |
| ISBN | 152876983X, 9781528769839 |
| Length | 388 pages |
| Subjects | › › Literary Collections / European / General Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social Social Science / Folklore & Mythology Social Science / Minority Studies |
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