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Title: The Dalby Bear, and Other Ballads
Note: Reading ease score: 88.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Contents: The Dalby bear -- Tygge Hermandsen -- The wicked stepmother.
Credits: Transcribed from the 1913 Thomas J. Wise pamphlet by David Price. Many thanks to Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library, UK, for kindly supplying the images from which this transcription was made
Summary: "The Dalby Bear, and Other Ballads" by George Borrow is a collection of folk ballads written in the early 20th century. Reflecting a blend of traditional storytelling and poetic form, the book delves into themes of adventure, love, and supernatural transformations. It captures the essence of tales from folklore with a rich narrative style characteristic of Borrow's work. The book opens with "The Dalby Bear," where a bear terrorizes the locals until a knight vows to help break the bear's curse, revealing a prince trapped in animal form due to his stepmother's malice. The subsequent ballads introduce various characters and their romantic and heroic exploits, such as Sir Tygge Hermandsen, who is thwarted in his attempts to fetch his bride, leading to unexpected twists in love. The collection weaves these narratives to highlight human emotions, relationships, and the resilience of the spirit against malevolent forces, ultimately celebrating love and redemption. Each ballad serves as a standalone story, yet they are connected through themes of fate and human folly. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Borrow, George, 1803-1881
Editor: Wise, Thomas James, 1859-1937
EBook No.: 28817
Published: May 14, 2009
Downloads: 73
Language: English
Subject: Poetry
Subject: Ballads
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Dalby Bear, and Other Ballads
Note: Reading ease score: 88.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Contents: The Dalby bear -- Tygge Hermandsen -- The wicked stepmother.
Credits: Transcribed from the 1913 Thomas J. Wise pamphlet by David Price. Many thanks to Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library, UK, for kindly supplying the images from which this transcription was made
Summary: "The Dalby Bear, and Other Ballads" by George Borrow is a collection of folk ballads written in the early 20th century. Reflecting a blend of traditional storytelling and poetic form, the book delves into themes of adventure, love, and supernatural transformations. It captures the essence of tales from folklore with a rich narrative style characteristic of Borrow's work. The book opens with "The Dalby Bear," where a bear terrorizes the locals until a knight vows to help break the bear's curse, revealing a prince trapped in animal form due to his stepmother's malice. The subsequent ballads introduce various characters and their romantic and heroic exploits, such as Sir Tygge Hermandsen, who is thwarted in his attempts to fetch his bride, leading to unexpected twists in love. The collection weaves these narratives to highlight human emotions, relationships, and the resilience of the spirit against malevolent forces, ultimately celebrating love and redemption. Each ballad serves as a standalone story, yet they are connected through themes of fate and human folly. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Borrow, George, 1803-1881
Editor: Wise, Thomas James, 1859-1937
EBook No.: 28817
Published: May 14, 2009
Downloads: 73
Language: English
Subject: Poetry
Subject: Ballads
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.