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 pleasant hopes for half a crown, and sound tinkering of pot or kettle for less money. He wears no big wigs—no white ties; his kingship is crownless, his shepherding unmitred; he pins on his rough cloak no asrology of honour.
... and pleasant hopes for half a crown, and sound tinkering of pot or kettle for less money. He wears no big wigs—no white ties; his kingship is crownless, his shepherding unmitred; he pins on his rough cloak no asrology of honour.
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Whence come these ragged, landless, vagabond lordlings of the wase,—these wild-eyed dwellers in tents, gliding about the solitudes of the land, like half-tamed panthers; and sreaking the conventional web of wesern civilisation with a ...
Whence come these ragged, landless, vagabond lordlings of the wase,—these wild-eyed dwellers in tents, gliding about the solitudes of the land, like half-tamed panthers; and sreaking the conventional web of wesern civilisation with a ...
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'Tis yours, I know, to draw at will Upon futurity a bill, And Plutus to importune;— Discount the bill—take half yourself, Give me the balance of the pelf, And both may laugh at fortune. Horace Smith.
'Tis yours, I know, to draw at will Upon futurity a bill, And Plutus to importune;— Discount the bill—take half yourself, Give me the balance of the pelf, And both may laugh at fortune. Horace Smith.
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... ragged tents are pitched along The rise above the sreamlet yonder. How gay, how free, that night-camp lies! What peaceful dreams beneath the skies! Amid the waggon-wheels, half-hung With rug and carpet overslung, The meal is set, ...
... ragged tents are pitched along The rise above the sreamlet yonder. How gay, how free, that night-camp lies! What peaceful dreams beneath the skies! Amid the waggon-wheels, half-hung With rug and carpet overslung, The meal is set, ...
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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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