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Gypsy Folk Tales

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Description:These tales, which have been told for centuries around gypsy firesides, were collected from the direct descendants of Abram wood, the seventeenth-century King of the Gypsies. nothing brings us closer to the spirit of Romany life than these strange haunting stories of poor country folk, beggars and travellers in a land of giants and dragons, great mansions, hovels, enchanted castles, witchcraft and magic. Above all, the beguiling gypsy hero, Jack, walks the pages of these tales: always the youngest brother and generally despised as a fool, he is cunning and lucky rather than wise and deserving; courageous but a braggart and a liar. His virtues are reverence for his mother, generosity in sharing food with strangers and helpfulness to men or animals in distress.To collect these stories, Sampson lives at the end of the last century with Romany fiddlers, harpers, fishermen and basket-makers in the Welsh mountains where the gypsies spoke one of the purest and riches Romany dialects of Europe.John Sampson was librarian of Liverpool university from 1892 to 1928 and is often described as the greatest Romany Rye of all.Cover: Detail from A Bacchanalian Scene by Richard DaddWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Gypsy Folk Tales. To get started finding Gypsy Folk Tales, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 108

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

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Release: 1984

ISBN: 1850040214

Description: These tales, which have been told for centuries around gypsy firesides, were collected from the direct descendants of Abram wood, the seventeenth-century King of the Gypsies. nothing brings us closer to the spirit of Romany life than these strange haunting stories of poor country folk, beggars and travellers in a land of giants and dragons, great mansions, hovels, enchanted castles, witchcraft and magic. Above all, the beguiling gypsy hero, Jack, walks the pages of these tales: always the youngest brother and generally despised as a fool, he is cunning and lucky rather than wise and deserving; courageous but a braggart and a liar. His virtues are reverence for his mother, generosity in sharing food with strangers and helpfulness to men or animals in distress.To collect these stories, Sampson lives at the end of the last century with Romany fiddlers, harpers, fishermen and basket-makers in the Welsh mountains where the gypsies spoke one of the purest and riches Romany dialects of Europe.John Sampson was librarian of Liverpool university from 1892 to 1928 and is often described as the greatest Romany Rye of all.Cover: Detail from A Bacchanalian Scene by Richard DaddWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Gypsy Folk Tales. To get started finding Gypsy Folk Tales, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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