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Isopel Berners: The History of certain doings in a Staffordshire Dingle, July, 1825

by George Borrow

Level C1 · AdvancedRomance36 chapters
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In the summer of 1825, a restless young man escapes the confines of London to a quiet Staffordshire dingle, where encounters with gypsy camps and vivid countryside awaken a world of romance, adventure, and self-discovery.

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

02p. 1INTRODUCTION.
03p. 57DWELLERS IN THE DINGLE, AND SOME OTHERS.
04p. 59CHAPTER I—THE SCHOLAR SAYS GOOD-BYE TO THE GYPSY, AND PITCHES HIS TENT IN THE DINGLE.
05CHAPTER II—THE SHOEING OF AMBROL.
06p. 70CHAPTER III—THE DARK HOUR COMES UPON LAVENGRO AND HIS SOUL IS HEAVY WITHIN HIM.
07p. 78CHAPTER IV.—A CLASSICAL ENCOUNTER—LONG MELFORD TO THE RESCUE.
08CHAPTER V.—ISOPEL BERNERS: A TALL GIRL OF EIGHTEEN, AND HER STORY.
09p. 101CHAPTER VI.—A FOAMING DRAUGHT—THE MAGIC OF ALE.
10CHAPTER VII.—A DISCIPLE OF WILLIAM COBBETT—THE SCHOLAR ENCOUNTERS THE PRIEST.
11p. 118CHAPTER VIII.—FIRST LESSONS IN ARMENIAN.
12CHAPTER IX.—LAVENGRO RECEIVES A VISIT OF CEREMONY FROM THE MAN IN BLACK.

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