The English and Scottish popular ballads / edited by Francis James Child.

Other author Child, Francis James, 1825-1896, editor.
Format Book
PublicationNew York : Dover Publications, [1965]
Copyright Date©1882
Description5 volumes : portrait ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Vol. 1. Riddles wisely expounded -- The elfin knight -- The fause knight upon the road -- Lady Isabel and the elf-knight -- Gil Brenton -- Willie's lady -- Earl Brand -- Erlinton -- The fair flower of Northumberland -- The TWA sisters -- The cruel brother -- Lord Randal -- Edward -- Babylon; or, the bonnie banks o Fordie -- Leesome Brand -- Sheath and knife -- Hind horn -- Sir Lionel -- King Orfeo -- The cruel mother -- The maid and the palmer (the Samaritan woman) -- St. Stephen and Herod -- Judas -- Bonnie Annie -- Willie's lyke-wake -- The three ravens -- The whummil bore -- Burd Ellen and young Tamlane -- The boy and the mantle -- King Arthur and King Cornwall -- The marriage of Sir Gawain -- King Henry -- Kempy Kay -- Kemp Owyne -- Allison Gross -- The laily worm and the machrel of the sea -- Thomas Rymer -- The wee wee man -- Tam Lin -- The queen of Elfan's Nourice -- Hind etin -- Clerk Colvill -- The broomfield hill -- The TWA magicians -- King John and the bishop -- Captain Wedderburn's courtship -- Proud Lady Margaret -- Young Andrew -- The TWA brothers -- The bonny hind -- Lizie Wan -- The kins' dochter Lady Jean -- Young Beichan.
Contents Vol. 2. The cherry-tree carol -- The carnal and the crane -- Dives and Lazarus -- Brown Robyn's confession -- Sir Patrick Spens -- Sir Aldingar -- King Estmere -- Sir Cawline -- Fair Annie -- Child waters -- Fair Janet -- Lady Maisry -- Lord Ingram and Chiel Wyet -- Glasgerion -- Young hunting -- Clerk Saunders -- Willie and Lady Maisry -- The bent Sae Brown -- The clerk's TWA sons o Owsenford -- Lord Thomas and fair Annet -- Fair Margaret and sweet William -- Lord Lovel -- The lass of Roch Royal -- Sweet William's ghost -- The unquiet grave -- The wife of Usher's well -- Old Robin of Portingale -- Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard -- The bonny birdy -- Child Maurice -- Bonny Barbara Allan -- Lady Alice -- Young Benjie -- Prince Robert -- Young Johnstone -- Fause foodrage -- Jellon grame -- Fair Mary of Wallington -- Bonny bee hom -- Lamkin -- Young waters -- The maid freed from the gallows -- The gay goshawk -- Brown robin -- Brown Adam -- Johnie scot -- Willie o Winsbury -- Willie o Douglas Dale -- Willie and Earl Richard's daughter -- Rose the red and white lily -- Prince Heathen -- The bailiff's daughter of Islington -- The famous flower of serving-men -- Will Stewart and John -- Christopher White -- Tom Potts -- The knight and shepherd's daughter -- Crow and pie -- The baffled knight -- The great silkie of Sule Skerry.
Contents Vol. 3. Johnie Cock -- Robyn and Gandeleyn -- Adam Bell, Clim of the Clough and William of Cloudesly -- A gest of Robyn Hode -- Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne -- Robin Hood and the monk -- Robin Hood's death -- Robin Hood and the potter -- Robin Hood and the butcher -- Robin Hood and the curtal friar -- The jolly pinder of Wake field -- Robin Hood and Little John -- Robin Hood and the tanner -- Robin Hood and the tinker -- Robin Hood newly revived -- Robin Hood and the Prince of Aragon -- Robin Hood and the scotchman -- Robin Hood and the ranger -- The bold pedlar and Robin Hood -- Robin Hood and the beggar, I -- Robin Hood and the beggar, II -- Robin Hood and the shepherd -- Robin Hood's delight -- Robin Hood and the pedlars -- Robin Hood and Allen a dale -- Robin Hood's progress to Nottingham -- Robin Hood rescuing three squires -- Robin Hood rescuing Will Stutly -- Little John a begging -- Robin Hood and the bishop -- Robin Hood and the bishop of Hereford -- Robin Hood and Queen Katherine -- Robin Hood's chase -- Robin Hood's golden prize -- The noble fisherman, or, Robin Hood's preferment -- Robin Hood's birth, breeding, valor and marriage -- Robin Hood and Maid Marian -- The king's disguise, and friendship with Robin Hood -- Robin Hood and the golden arrow -- Robin Hood and the valiant knight -- A true tale of Robin Hood -- Sir Hufh, or, the jew's daughter -- Queen Eleanor's confession -- Gude Wallace -- Hugh Spencer's feats in France -- Durham field -- The knight of Liddesdale -- The battle of Otterburn -- The hunting of the cheviot -- The battle of Harlaw -- King Henry fifth's conquest of France -- Sir John Butler -- The rose of England -- Sir Andrew Barton -- Flodden field -- Johnie Armstrong -- The death of Queen Jane -- Thomas Cromwell -- Musselburgh field -- Mary Hamilton -- Earl Bothwell -- The rising in the north -- Northumberland betrayed by Douglas -- The Earl of Westmoreland -- Captain Car, or Edom o Gordon -- Rookhope ryde -- King James and Brown -- The bonny Earl of Murray -- The Laird o Logie -- Willie Macintosh -- The lads of Wamphray -- Dick o the cow -- Kinmont Willie -- Jock o the side -- Archie o Cawfield.
Contents Vol. 4. Hobie Noble -- Jamie Telfer of the fair dodhead -- Hughie Grame -- The lochmaben Harper -- The death of Parcy Reed -- The Laird of Wariston -- Lord Maxwell's last goodnight -- The fire of Frendraught -- James Grant -- Bonny John Seton -- The bonnie house o Airlie -- The gypsy laddie -- Bessy Bell and Mary Gray -- The battle of Philiphaugh -- The Baron of Brackley -- Jamie Douglas -- Loudon Hill, or, Drumclog -- Bothwell bridge -- Lord Delamere -- Lord Derwentwater -- Geordie -- Bonnie James Campbell -- Bewick and Graham -- The Duke of Athole's nurse -- Sir James the Rose -- The braes o Yarrow -- Rare Willie drowned in Yarrow, or the water o Gambie -- The mother's malison, or, Clyde's water -- The broom of Cowdenknows -- The false lover won back -- The gardener -- The bonny lass of Anglesey -- Katharine Jaffray -- Bonny baby Livingston -- Eppie Morrie -- The Lady of Arngosk -- Rob Roy -- Lizie Lindsay -- Bonny Lizie Baillie -- Glasgow Peggie -- Earl Crawford -- The slaughter of the Laird of Mellerstain -- The Earl of Errol -- Richie Story -- Andrew Lammie -- Charlie MacPherson -- The Earl of Aboyne -- The Laird o Drum -- The Duke of Gordon's daughter -- Glenlogie, or, Jean o Bethelnie -- Lord Saltoun and Auchanachie -- The rantin laddie -- The Baron o Leys -- The Coble o Cargill -- James Harris (the demon lover) -- James Hatley -- Young Allan -- Redesdale and wise William -- Lady Elspat -- The grey cock, or, saw you my father? -- Auld matrons -- Henry Martyn -- Lang Johnny More -- The kitchie-boy -- Thomas o Yonderdale -- Lord William, or, Lord Lundy -- Willie's fatal visit -- Alison and Willie -- Burd Isabel and Earl Patrick -- Broughty Wa's -- Lord Thomas Stuart -- Lord Thomas and Lady Margaret -- Lady Isabel -- Lord Livingston -- The new-slain knight -- The white fisher -- The knight's ghost.
Contents Vol. 5. John Thomson and the Turk -- The heir of Linne -- The TWA knights -- Lady Diamond -- The Earl of Mar's daughter -- The Lord of Lorn and the false steward -- The Suffolk miracle -- King Edward the fourth and a tanner of Tamworth -- Our goodman -- Get up and bar the door -- The friar in the well -- The wife wrapt in wether's skin -- The farmer's curst wife -- The jolly beggar -- The beggar-laddie -- The keach i the creel -- Jock the leg and the merry merchant -- The crafty farmer -- John Dory -- The George Aloe and the sweepstake -- The sweet trinity (the golden vanity) -- Captain Ward and the rainbow -- The young Earl of Essex's victory over the emperor of Germany -- The mermaid -- The wylie wife of the hie toun hie -- Child owlet -- The west-country damosel's complaint -- John of Hazelgreen -- Dugall Quin -- The brown girl -- Walter Lesly -- Earl Rothes -- Young Peggy -- Trooper and maid -- Blancheflour and jellyflorice -- The queen of Scotland -- Young Bearwell -- The holy nunnery -- Young Ronald -- The outlaw Murray -- Fragments -- Additions and corrections -- Index of published airs -- Ballad airs from manuscript. 3. The fause knight upon the road -- 9. The fair flower of Northumberland -- 10. The Twa sisters -- 11. The cruel brother -- 12. Lord Randal -- 17. Hind horn -- 20. The cruel mother -- 40. The queen of Elfan's nourice -- 42. Clerk Colvill -- 46. Captain Wedderburn's courtship -- 47. Proud Lady Margaret -- 53. Young Beichan -- 58. Sir Patrick Spens -- 61. Sir Colin -- 63. Child waters -- 68. Young hunting -- 75. Lord Lovel -- 77. Sweet William's ghost -- 84. Bonny Barbara Allan -- 89. Fause foodrage -- 95. The maid freed from the gallows -- 97. Brown Robin -- 98. Brown Adam -- 99. Johnie Scot -- 100. Willie o Winsbury -- 106. The famous flower of serving-men -- 144. Johnie Cock -- 157. Gude Wallace -- 161. The battle of Otterburn -- 163. King Henry Fifth's conquest of France -- 169. Johnie Armstrong -- 173. Mary Hamilton -- 182. The Laird o Logie -- 222. Bonny Baby Livingston -- 226. Lizie Lindsay -- 228. Glasgow Peggie -- 235. The Earl of Aboyne -- 247. Lady Elspat -- 250. Andrew Bartin -- 256. Alison and Willie -- 258. Brought wa's -- 278. The farmer's curst wife -- 281. The Keach i the Creel -- 286. The sweet trinity -- 299. Trooper and maid -- Index of ballad titles -- Titles of collections of ballads, or books containing ballads, which are very briefly cited in this work.
Local noteJOYNER MUSIC LIBRARY--Volume 1 only.
Local noteLittle-v.1 - 116767 - [Set: $60.00]
Local noteLittle-v.2 - 116768
Local noteLittle-v.3 - 116769
Local noteLittle-v.4 - 116770
Local noteLittle-v.5 - 116771
General noteReprint of first edition, 1882-98.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (volume 5, pages 503-565).
Other formsAlso issued online.
Genre/formBibliographies.
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