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English Songs And Ballads

English Songs And Ballads

W. H. Crosland, T.

Paperback

General ReferenceGeneral PoetryGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354842062
ISBN13: 9789354842061
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Aug 5 2021
Pages: 358
Weight: 1.16
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A crackle of memory, a living thread of song-English Songs And Ballads awakens a vanished England with voice and verse. A treasure of narrative folk songs, it gathers an English ballad collection that speaks of heartache, work, and enduring hope. This edition presents the classic form with clarity and reverence: poetry and ballads that travel from village common to tidy parlours, revealing rural life themes, marriage and tragedy, and a chorus of street and hedgerow characters. It is more than a manual of verses; it is a lively folk song anthology, a portal into nineteenth century britain and the english countryside england, and a doorway for classroom use alongside broader discussions of folk music history. Alpha Editions brings a distinguished, accessible edition for both casual readers and classic-literature collectors. The text is restored for today's and future generations, preserving cadence, imagery, and social texture while inviting fresh sight and sound in modern reading rooms and study groups. This is not merely a reprint but a collector's item and a cultural treasure, a testament to enduring craft and community memory. Whether you seek a compact anthology for study, a serenade for poetry lovers, or a survey of antique poetry collection forms, this volume offers a rich, resonant encounter with the ancient voice speaking through time.

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