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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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The 'Arry Ballads: An Annotated Collection of the Verse Letters by Punch Editor E.J. Milliken

The 'Arry Ballads: An Annotated Collection of the Verse Letters by Punch Editor E.J. Milliken

Marks, Patricia

Paperback

Letters & Essays

ISBN10: 0786423919
ISBN13: 9780786423910
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: Mar 13 2006
Pages: 204
Weight: 0.81
Height: 0.51 Width: 6.92 Depth: 9.98
Language: English

The romantic notion of the Cockney, the shrewd and slangy common man coming from nowhere and surviving by his wits, is best exemplified by E.J. Milliken's character 'Arry and the verse letters or ballads he writes. The letters and stories, as well as the character of 'Arry, were Milliken's vehicles for social criticism, namely the intolerance shown by the aristocracy. Those letters, colorful additions to Victorian history and humor, tell the story of 'Arry, a commoner who is enamored of the social hierarchy, and who is keenly aware how close the top and bottom rungs are. Central to the themes is the Cockney whose pride is his dialect.

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