George Borrow: 40 books

pubOne.info present you this wonderfully illustrated edition. This edition of Wild Wales has been carefully collated with the first edition, in order to ensure that the spelling of proper names shall be precisely as Borrow left it, and the running headings on the right-hand pages as nearly as possible those which Borrow himself wrote.

Hired by a bible society to bring the word of God to the Romany people of Spain, Borrow embarked on journey of mutual discovery whose result was this volume, published in 1841.  

Published in 1862, this charming, often amusing book recounts Borrow's experiences on a walking tour of Wales undertaken in 1854. 

pubOne.info present you this wonderfully illustrated edition. First published in “Macmillan’s Illustrated Standard Novel, ” 1896

pubOne.info thank you for your continued support and wish to present you this new edition. IT is with some diffidence that the author ventures to offer the present work to the public.

A New Parlour Game for the Family Circle As I sit in my poverty-stricken home, looking at the place where the piano used to be before I had to sell it to pay my income-tax, I find myself in thoughtful mood. The first agony of the separation from my hard-earned, so to speak income, is over, and I can...

pubOne.info present you this wonderfully illustrated edition. The ballads in this volume are translated from the Works of Oehlenslæger, (a poet who is yet living, and who stands high in the estimation of his countrymen, ) and from the Kiæmpé Viser, a collection of old songs, celebrating the actions of the ancient heroes of Scandinavia.

Where fierce the surge with awful bellow
Doth ever lash the rocky wall;
And where the moon most brightly mellow
Dost beam when mists of evening fall;
Where midst his harem’s countless blisses
The Moslem spends his vital span,
A Sorceress there with gentle kisses
Presented me a Talisman....

It is very seldom that the preface of a work is read; indeed, of late years most books have been sent into the world without any. I deem it, however, advisable to write a preface, and to this I humbly call the attention of the courteous reader, as its perusal will not a little tend to the proper understanding...

There have been many Romany Ryes, or “Gypsy Gentlemen,” as Gypsies designate those who, though not of their race, yet have loved that race, and have mastered the Romany tongue. The first is one of the oddest—Andrew Boorde (c. 1490-1549). Carthusian, traveller, physician, and, perhaps, the original...

pubOne.info thank you for your continued support and wish to present you this new edition. The Making of the Linch-pin— The Sound Sleeper— Breakfast— The Postillion’s Departure.

The sequel to Lavengro, Romany Rye was published in 1857 and continues the sweeping saga of the protagonist’s travels with Gypsies in rural England. As a novel, it is brimming with action, adventure, and romance. As a memoir, it provides a fascinating glimpse into the language and culture of the Romani...