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The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 3 (of 5)

by Francis James Child

Level C1 · AdvancedClassics79 chapters
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Length
79 chapters
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About this book

About this book

Dive into the rugged world of border ballads where a defiant young hunter, Johnie Cock, defies game laws, battles seven foresters, and relies on a loyal bird to send messages to his worried mother. Experience tales of loyalty, danger, and survival in the wild.

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Contents

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

02ADVERTISEMENT TO PART V NUMBERS 114–155
03ADVERTISEMENT TO PART VI NUMBERS 156–188
04114 JOHNIE COCK
05115 ROBYN AND GANDELEYN
06116 ADAM BELL, CLIM OF THE CLOUGH, AND WILLIAM OF CLOUDESLY
07117 A GEST OF ROBYN HODE
08118 ROBIN HOOD AND GUY OF GISBORNE
09119 ROBIN HOOD AND THE MONK
10120 ROBIN HOOD’S DEATH
11121 ROBIN HOOD AND THE POTTER
12122 ROBIN HOOD AND THE BUTCHER

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