The Wind on the Heath - A Gypsy Anthology (Romany History Series)John Sampson 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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... Views and Reviews, and two of Ralph Hodgson's poems; and to the owners of copyright for two extracts from Mrs. Ewing's 'Father Hedgehog and his Neighbours' (Brothers of Pity and Other Tales). J. S. VII. STURT AND STRIFE.
... Views and Reviews, and two of Ralph Hodgson's poems; and to the owners of copyright for two extracts from Mrs. Ewing's 'Father Hedgehog and his Neighbours' (Brothers of Pity and Other Tales). J. S. VII. STURT AND STRIFE.
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... FATHER HEDGEHOG DESCRIBES SYBIL STANLEY Arthur Symons Deed of 1596 Richard Jefferies George Borrow C. G. Leland George Bernard Shaw E. H. Palmer William Hazlitt W. H. Hudson George Borrow Henry Fielding Henri S. Simoni George Crabbe ...
... FATHER HEDGEHOG DESCRIBES SYBIL STANLEY Arthur Symons Deed of 1596 Richard Jefferies George Borrow C. G. Leland George Bernard Shaw E. H. Palmer William Hazlitt W. H. Hudson George Borrow Henry Fielding Henri S. Simoni George Crabbe ...
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... FATHER HEDGEHOG AND THE GYPSIES THE GIPSY NATURALIST HEDGEHOGS IN HEAVEN THE BAKER'S DAUGHTER THE OWL FISHING IN THE ALWEN THE SALMON AND THE TROUT. IX. A. GYPSY. BESTIARY. Anonymous English Gypsy Song Oliver Goldsmith Plato Georgian MS ...
... FATHER HEDGEHOG AND THE GYPSIES THE GIPSY NATURALIST HEDGEHOGS IN HEAVEN THE BAKER'S DAUGHTER THE OWL FISHING IN THE ALWEN THE SALMON AND THE TROUT. IX. A. GYPSY. BESTIARY. Anonymous English Gypsy Song Oliver Goldsmith Plato Georgian MS ...
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... ; and sometimes have even the honour of perusing the white hands of gentlemen's daughters, when rambling about their fathers' grounds. They are the bane of good housewives and thrifty farmers, and odious in the eyes of John Ruskin.
... ; and sometimes have even the honour of perusing the white hands of gentlemen's daughters, when rambling about their fathers' grounds. They are the bane of good housewives and thrifty farmers, and odious in the eyes of John Ruskin.
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... father belonged to that rank which is meanes and mos despised of all the families in the land. ... After I had been thus for some considerable time, another thought came into my mind; and that was, whether we were of the Israelites, or ...
... father belonged to that rank which is meanes and mos despised of all the families in the land. ... After I had been thus for some considerable time, another thought came into my mind; and that was, whether we were of the Israelites, or ...
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almos Arthur Symons Aunt Rodi beautiful bebee behold birds brother camp chap Charles Godfrey Leland child cuckoo dance dark disant donkey earth Egyptian English Gypsies eyes face father fire firs fortune Francis Hindes Groome gentleman George Borrow George Meredith Gilderoy Gipsy Gipsy’s girl gorgios grass GYPSY LADDIE Gypsy Song hair hand hath heard Hedgehog horse Jasper John John Bunyan King lady language Lavengro Leland lisen live looked Lord man’s maser mother mysery never night o’er Petulengro Poems poor quesion race road Romany Rye round sars siés sill sing siser sleep sood sory srange sranger sream sweet tell tent thee Theodore Watts-Dunton there’s things thou art thought tree undersand unto Ursula vagabond W. H. Hudson wander wild William Hazlitt William Wordsworth wind woman wood words Wordsworth young