Project Gutenberg 2011-12-26 Public domain in the USA. 75 Child, Francis James 1825 1896 Child, F. J. (Francis James) English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV Produced by Simon Gardner, Dianna Adair, Louise Davies and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Digital & Multimedia Center, Michigan State University Libraries.) "English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV" by Francis James Child is a classic collection of narrative ballads written in the mid-19th century. This volume continues the anthology of traditional ballads from England and Scotland, capturing tales of love, adventure, and heroism that have been passed down through generations. The book includes various tales such as "Young Beichan and Susie Pye," highlighting the themes of romance and loyalty in the face of adversity. The opening of this collection presents transcriber notes explaining the preservation of archaic spellings and formatting choices that echo the original manuscripts. It begins with a detailed contents page listing ballads and their page numbers, showcasing the diverse range of stories featured within the volume. Notably, it introduces "Young Beichan and Susie Pye," a tale of love and sacrifice, where Beichan, trapped in a dungeon, is saved by Susie Pye, the daughter of the Moor who imprisoned him. Their vow to remain true to one another, set against a backdrop of trials and tribulations, sets the stage for a captivating exploration of enduring love in folklore. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Ballads, English -- England -- Texts Ballads, Scots -- Scotland -- Texts PR Text Browsing: Literature 670119 670128 2024-09-16T08:16:55.266254 2023-09-17T03:34:30.525000 text/html text/html 684866 2021-01-08T09:39:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 153957 2021-01-08T09:39:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 230878 2024-09-16T08:17:33.088023 application/epub+zip 233636 2024-09-16T08:17:08.327169 application/epub+zip 233636 2024-09-16T08:17:01.546233 application/epub+zip 570897 2024-09-16T08:17:40.561013 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 503619 2024-09-16T08:17:21.265089 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 501803 2022-09-17T13:55:55.390388 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403704 403426 2024-09-16T08:16:50.439283 2023-09-17T03:34:26.002460 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 403422 2021-01-08T09:39:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 131471 2021-01-08T09:39:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 403684 2021-01-08T09:39:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 131530 2021-01-08T09:39:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20163 2024-09-16T08:17:40.744984 application/rdf+xml 16579 2024-09-16T08:17:02.090190 image/jpeg 3910 2024-09-16T08:17:01.812187 image/jpeg 212782 2024-09-16T08:16:55.306230 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