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A Collection of Ballads

by Andrew Lang

Level C1 · AdvancedPoetry59 chapters
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Length
59 chapters
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About this book

About this book

Unearth timeless tales of love, battle, and magic woven through traditional ballads, revealing the raw voices of history and legend captured in song. Journey through heroic quests and haunting melodies that echo the heart of human experience across cultures.

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Contents

59 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02p. xiINTRODUCTION
03p. 1SIR PATRICK SPENS
04p. 5BATTLE OF OTTERBOURNE
05p. 10TAM LIN
06p. 16THOMAS THE RHYMER
07p. 19“SIR HUGH; OR THE JEW’S DAUGHTER”
08p. 22SON DAVIE! SON DAVIE!
09p. 24THE WIFE OF USHER’S WELL
10p. 26THE TWA CORBIES
11p. 27THE BONNIE EARL MORAY
12p. 30CLERK SAUNDERS

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