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The Ballads & Songs of Derbyshire: With Illustrative Notes, and Examples of the Original Music, etc.

by Llewellynn Frederick William Jewitt

Level C1 · AdvancedPoetry59 chapters
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About this book

Discover over fifty rare and intriguing ballads and songs rooted in Derbyshire’s history, brought to life with notes on their origins and performances by local minstrels like the legendary "Singing Sam." Immerse yourself in the county’s rich folk tradition and vibrant storytelling.

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Contents

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

02Introduction.
03Contents.
04King Henry V.
05A Ballad of Darbyshire. BY SIR ASTON COKAIN.
06THE MOST PLEASANT Song of Lady Bessy, The Eldest Daughter of King Edward the Fourth, and…
07Devonshire's Noble Duel WITH LORD DANBY IN THE YEAR 1687.
08The Unconsionable Batchelors of Darby: Or the Young Lasses Pawn'd by their Sweet-hearts,…
09The Humours of Hayfield Fair.
10ON THE Strange and Wonderful Sight That was seen in the Air on the 6th of March, 1716.
11The Drunken Butcher of Tideswell.
12A New Ballad of Robin Hood: Shewing his Birth, Breeding, Valour and Marriage, at Titbury…

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