Project Gutenberg 2005-04-14 Public domain in the USA. 80 Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 Boz Dickens, Charles John Huffam Thackeray, William Makepeace 1811 1863 Titmarsh, Michael Angelo Thackeray, W. M. Titmarsh, M. A. Thackeray, William M. Cruikshank, George 1792 1878 Cruickshank, George The Loving Ballad of Lord Bateman London: Charles Tilt, Fleet Street. And Mustapha Syried, Constantinople. MDCCCXXXIX. Reading ease score: 64.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. An adaptation of the traditional ballad, variously ascribed to Thackeray, Dickens, and Cruikshank; the text is generally attributed to Thackeray or Cruikshank, the introduction and notes to Dickens. E-text prepared by Jason Isbell, Ben Beasley, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Loving Ballad of Lord Bateman" by Dickens and Thackeray is a narrative poem written in the early 19th century. This work combines elements of romantic adventure and folklore, showcasing the tale of a noble lord's exploits. It serves as a ballad that captures themes of love, captivity, and the complexities of desire, reflecting the broader romantic traditions of its time. The story revolves around Lord Bateman, a nobleman who embarks on a journey but finds himself captured in Turkey. While imprisoned, he is aided by the beautiful daughter of his captor, who gives him love and support before he returns to his homeland. After seven years, a twist of fate occurs when she seeks him out, only to find that he has married another. However, Lord Bateman's devotion to his first love remains strong, leading to a comical resolution where he manages to juggle both relationships, ultimately relying on social status and wealth to navigate his romantic dilemmas. This light-hearted ballad illustrates both the absurdity and charm of love's trials. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Ballads, English English poetry PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 55862 55726 2024-10-07T06:29:54.539361 2023-09-07T07:56:49.754886 text/html text/html 53750 2020-12-14T09:59:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 943615 2020-12-14T09:59:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1039781 2024-10-07T06:30:01.678875 application/epub+zip 1038052 2024-10-07T06:29:58.514255 application/epub+zip 77153 2024-10-07T06:29:56.863242 application/epub+zip 1208607 2024-10-07T06:30:03.795811 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1209614 2024-10-07T06:30:00.578253 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200075 2022-09-07T22:46:52.473890 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 38440 38349 2024-10-07T06:29:53.882259 2023-09-07T07:56:49.436878 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 38102 2020-12-14T09:59:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14488 2020-12-14T09:59:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21497 2024-10-07T06:30:04.289698 application/rdf+xml 18195 2024-10-07T06:29:57.426234 image/jpeg 4349 2024-10-07T06:29:57.144253 image/jpeg 1033805 2024-10-07T06:29:54.588283 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia