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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John Sampson. L RHONA BOSWELL'S LOVE ETTER SAGUL KIOMI SUB DIO THE ROMANY GIRL LILA CARMENCITA ESMERALDA TO A GITANA DANCING WILLS OF THE WISP FRITILLARIES THE GIPSY GIRL Theodore Watts-Dunton Francis Hindes Groome George Meredith ...
John Sampson. L RHONA BOSWELL'S LOVE ETTER SAGUL KIOMI SUB DIO THE ROMANY GIRL LILA CARMENCITA ESMERALDA TO A GITANA DANCING WILLS OF THE WISP FRITILLARIES THE GIPSY GIRL Theodore Watts-Dunton Francis Hindes Groome George Meredith ...
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... girls; 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.
... girls; 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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... girls will Fesoon you with may; Time, you old gipsy, Why hasen away? Las week in Babylon, Las night in Rome, Morning, and in the crush Under Paul's dome; Under Paul's dial James Clarence Mangan. You tighten your rein— Only a moment, And ...
... girls will Fesoon you with may; Time, you old gipsy, Why hasen away? Las week in Babylon, Las night in Rome, Morning, and in the crush Under Paul's dome; Under Paul's dial James Clarence Mangan. You tighten your rein— Only a moment, And ...
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... girl at work under the trees; a sun-burnt urchin of eight or nine collecing sicks and dead leaves to feed their out-of-door fire, and a slender lad two or three years older, who lay basking in the sun with a couple of shabby dogs of the ...
... girl at work under the trees; a sun-burnt urchin of eight or nine collecing sicks and dead leaves to feed their out-of-door fire, and a slender lad two or three years older, who lay basking in the sun with a couple of shabby dogs of the ...
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... girl goes for the milk, and she has a river to go through, when presently a bull is heard a-roaring. MOTHER . 'Dere now, boy, go and meet your siser. Dere's de bull a-roaring after her. She will fall down in a faint in de middle of de ...
... girl goes for the milk, and she has a river to go through, when presently a bull is heard a-roaring. MOTHER . 'Dere now, boy, go and meet your siser. Dere's de bull a-roaring after her. She will fall down in a faint in de middle of de ...
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Common terms and phrases
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