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Popular British Ballads, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 3 (of 4)

by R. Brimley Johnson

Level C1 · AdvancedPoetry61 chapters
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Length
61 chapters
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About this book

In a remote hermit's humble refuge, a sorrowful stranger seeks solace from heartbreak and loss, revealing a tale of love, pride, and despair amidst the quiet wilderness where stories and legends softly unfold by the firelight.

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Contents

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

02THE HERMIT
03ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF A MAD DOG
04THE FRIAR OF ORDERS GRAY
05THE DIVERTING HISTORY OF JOHN GILPIN
06THE WHISTLE
07LAST MAY A BRAW WOOER
08JOHN BARLEYCORN
09LADY MARY ANN
10THE LAIRD O' COCKPEN
11THE LIDDEL BOWER
12ELLEN IRWIN; OR, THE BRAES OF KIRTLE

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