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George Borrow: The Man and His Books

George Borrow: The Man and His Books

Thomas, Edward

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ISBN10: 8507530591
ISBN13: 9788507530596
Publisher: Les Voiles Du Verbe
Pages: 86
Weight: 0.28
Height: 0.18 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

sisabio graphical accountwritteninthe early20thcentury. Thebookexplores the life, identity, and literary contributions of George Borrow, showcasing his compelling narratives and reflections on his self-exploration. Drawing uponBorrow'sownwritings, itdelvesintohowhispersonalityandlifeexpe riences shaped his uniquevoiceinliterature. Atthestartofthework, theau thor sets the tone by acknowledging Borrow's tendency to write about him self, presenting the challenge and impertinence of narrating his life. Edward Thomas emphasizes the significance of Borrow's self-portraits in his books, suggesting that they evoke strong impressions that resonate even decades af ter his death. The opening chapters discuss Borrow's autobiographical ten dencies and how his works often fuse fact with fiction, as well as hint at the mystery surrounding his remarkable life experiences, such as his association with the Gypsy community, and howtheyare portrayed in literature when Borrow had almost finished The Romany Ryehewentonavisit to his cousins in Cornwall. The story of his saving a man's life in a stormy sea had reached them, and they sent him an invitation, which he ac cepted at Christmas time in 1853. He stayed for a fortnight with a cousin's married daughter, Mrs. Anne Taylor, at Penquite Farm, near Liskeard, and then several days again after a fortnight spent on a walk to Land's End and back. In his last week he walked to Tintagel and Pentire. He was welcomed with hospitality and admiration. Heinturnseemstohavebeenpleasedand at his ease, though he only understood half of what was said. Those who remember his visit speak of his tears in the house where his father was born, of his sitting in the centre of a group telling stories of his travels and singing a Gypsy song, of his singing foreign songs all day out of doors, of his fit of melancholy cured by Scotch and Irish airs played on the piano, of his vio lent opinions on sherry and Uncle Tom's Cabin, of his protesting agains

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