Lavengro : The Scholar; The Gypsy; The Priest, Vol. 1 (of 2) by George Borrow
"Lavengro: The Scholar; The Gypsy; The Priest, Vol. 1 (of 2)" by George Borrow is a work published in 1851 that blends memoir and novel. The protagonist George, son of a militia officer, moves through barrack towns across Britain before becoming a lawyer's apprentice, then a London hack writer, and finally a wandering tinker. Throughout his journey, he encounters and befriends Romany travelers, offering sympathetic portraits of their lives. This autobiographical novel
interweaves genuine memoir with fictional episodes, creating an unconventional narrative of nineteenth-century England's margins. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Borrow, George, 1803-1881 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Groome, Francis Hindes, 1851-1902 |
| Title | Lavengro : The Scholar; The Gypsy; The Priest, Vol. 1 (of 2) |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavengro |
| Credits | Transcribed from the 1901 Methuen & Co. edition by David Price |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | England -- Fiction |
| Subject | Romanies -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 22877 |
| Release Date | Oct 3, 2007 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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