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creatorOf Letter from George Borrow to his wife, describing his travels in the Balkans; 30 July 1844. Ashley Library Catalogue, i, p. 49.includes:ff. 90-91b Mary Borrow, wife of G Borrow: George Borrow, writer: Letters to Mary Borrow from George Borrow: 1832... British Library
creatorOf 'Sir Truels's Daughters': a ballad translated from the Danish by George Borrow; 1828-[1829?]. Autograph fair copy, with a few revisions, written on both sides of two conjoined quarto leaves of white laid paper. Watermark 'Thomas James / 1828'. The MS..., 1828-1829 British Library
creatorOf 'Lavengro'. Drafts; [1843-1848] .1. Draft, heavily revised, and with several rejected passages, of parts of Vol. I, chapter xiv (ff. 1-7) and xv (ff. 7b-9b), written on both sides of seven quarto leaves of white laid paper, and on one side only of tw..., 1843-1848 British Library
creatorOf Fragments of 'The Sleeping Bard': a translation from the Welsh of Ellis Wynne by George Borrow; [1857-1860?].1. Autograph fair copy, with revisions, of the Preface, written on both sides of two folio leaves of grey laid paper. No watermark. 2. Two au..., 1857-1860 British Library
creatorOf 'Swayne Vonved': a ballad translated from the Danish by George Borrow; [1830?]. Autograph fair copy, written on both sides of six leaves of pale grey laid paper formed by cutting folio leaves in half, and on one only of a seventh (f. 7). Watermarks '..., 1830 British Library
creatorOf Letter from George Borrow to his wife, giving an account of his travels in Germany and Austria; 16 May 1844. ff. 2-5b. The letter is printed in George Borrow in Vienna, 1914, a copy of which is bound up (ff. 6-11) with the MS.Quarto; ff. i+11.include... British Library
creatorOf 'Lavengro'. Part of an account of the reaction to the first appearance of 'Lavengro', by George Borrow; 1872. Autograph fair copy, written on both sides of a quarto leaf of white laid paper (f. 40). The leaf is conjoined with another (f. 41), on whic..., 1872 British Library
creatorOf 'The Zincali'. Drafts of various portions of 'The Zincali', together with drafts of other works. As follows:―1. Continuous draft corresponding to various sections of the intro-duction, written on both sides of four quarto leaves of white wove paper (..., 1834-1875 British Library
creatorOf 'Targum'. 1. 'O Lord! I nothing crave but Thee'; circa 1860. Fair copy, written on both sides of one quarto leaf of white laid paper, and on one side only of another. The leaves are conjoined. Watermark 'Cowan'. The MS. is entitled 'O Lord! I nothing..., 1855-1884 British Library
creatorOf 'The Prince of England's Shipwreck': two lines of verse, thus entitled, by George Borrow; n.d. Autograph fair copy, presumably incomplete, written on one side only of a quarto leaf of grey laid paper. Watermark part of lion with trident on crowned sh... British Library
creatorOf 'The Bible in Spain' by George Borrow; [1841-1842]. Drafts of parts of vol. II, chapters xviii and xix and vol. III, chapter ii written on both sides of five quarto leaves of grey laid paper. Watermark. The final text found in the drafts does not dif..., 1841-1842 British Library
creatorOf Part of a Draft Letter from George Borrow to the Rev. A. Brandram, Secretary of the British and Foreign Bible Society; 5 Dec. 1836. The text of the letter received by the Society, from which this draft differs in places, is printed in Letters of Geor... British Library
creatorOf Letters (7) from George Borrow to his wife; 1848-1858. Printed by Wise as Nos., VI, VII, IX, X, XII, XIII and XIV in Letters to his Mother Ann Borrow and other Correspondents, 1913. The other letters from Borrow to his wife together with the volume f..., 1848-1858 British Library
creatorOf 'Axel Thordson and Fair Valborg'. Autograph fair copy, with a few pencil revisions, written on both sides of twenty-five quarto leaves of blue laid paper and on one side only of a twenty-sixth. Watermark 'MH' and figure of Britannia. The MS. is entit... British Library
creatorOf 'The Story of Tim': a story translated from the Russian by George Borrow; [1854-1862]: Octavo; ff. i+18.George Borrow, writer: Fiction: 'The Story of Tim', translated from the Russian by George Borrow: [1854-1862]: Autogr. draft., 1854-1862 British Library
creatorOf Letter from Mary Borrow to her husband George Borrow, concerning the stay of herself and her daughter at Brighton, and the arrangements for their return to London; [1864-1865?]. The paper is watermarked 'Joynson / 1864'. Mrs Borrow's daughter was mar..., 1864-1865 British Library
creatorOf MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS.Paper and vellum; ff. 166. British Library arrangement.A. Letter of George Eliot to Frederick Lehmann; 19 April [1866]. Extracts from this letter are printed in G. S. Haight, The George Eliot Letters (1954-1955), iv, ..., 1353-1999 British Library
creatorOf Fragments of 'Romano Lavo-Lil': a work describing the English Gypsies and their language, by George Borrow; [1848-1874?]. Autograph drafts and fair copies of various passages, including the foreword, the chapters on the English Gypsy language and Tho..., 1848-1874 British Library
creatorOf 'Emelian the Fool': a story translated from the Russian by George Borrow; 1861-1862. Autograph fair copy of the introduction, written in ink and pencil on both sides of one quarto leaf of blue laid paper, and on one side only of a second. When the MS..., 1861-1862 British Library
creatorOf Letter from Edward FitzGerald to George Borrow, asking to see him; 10 Oct. 1859. Printed in The Letters of Edward Fitzgerald, ed. A. M. Terhune and A. B. Terhune, vol. ii, 1980, p. 339. [Ashley Library Catalogue, ii, p. 121].includes:ff. 4-5b Edwar... British Library
creatorOf 'The Song Of The Tiger': a poem in Manx in the hand of George Borrow; [after 1855?]. Fair copy, written on both sides of one folio leaf of grey wove paper, and on one side only of another, conjoined, leaf. No watermark. It is not clear whether the po... British Library
creatorOf 'The Young Boxer': a story translated from the Persian by George Borrow; circa 1860. Autograph fair copy, heavily revised in places, written on both sides of eleven quarto leaves of white laid paper formed by tearing folio leaves in half. No watermar..., approximately 1860 British Library
creatorOf 'Kragelill' and 'Allegast': two ballads translated from the Danish by George Borrow. For the dating of these MSS. see the description of 2396. Ashley Library Catalogue, i, p. 61. As follows:―1. 'Kragelill'; [before 1857?]. Autograph fair copy, writte..., 1830-1857 British Library
creatorOf 'The Bible in Spain' by George Borrow; [1841-1842].1. Fair copy, with revisions, of the 'Hymn to St. James', written on both sides of a quarto leaf of grey wove paper. No watermark. Autograph title 'The Spaniards' Hymn to St. James'. The final text f..., 1841-1842 British Library
creatorOf 'Sir Jonas and Sir Nielus': a ballad translated from the Danish by George Borrow; 1828-[1829?]. Autograph fair copy, with revisions, written on both sides of two quarto leaves of white laid paper. Watermark '1828' and part of figure of Britannia. The..., 1828-1829 British Library
creatorOf 'Romantic Ballads'. 'Vidrik Verlandson'; circa 1845. Fair copy, written on both sides of seven quarto leaves of blue wove paper and on one side only of an eighth. No watermark. The MS. is entitled 'Vidrik Verlandson' in Borrow's hand. The text found ..., approximately 1845 British Library
creatorOf Review of Ford's Hand-book for Travellers in Spain, 1845, by George Borrow; [1845]. Printed galley proofs, with autograph corrections. ff. 1-6b. Bound up with the proofs are the autograph fair copies of two poems by Borrow, 'To Scribblers' and 'To a ..., 1845 British Library
creatorOf Five Ballads: translated from the Danish by George Borrow; 1826 or later. Autograph fair copies, written on both sides of eight narrow octavo leaves of cream laid paper. Watermarks 'F L', '1826' and the figure of Britannia. The ballads, which were po... British Library
creatorOf 'Wild Wales'. Autograph drafts of portions of the introduction and of many chapters, written on a great variety of papers. Among the watermarks are 'WS&ATanner / 1853' (ff. 68, 69), 'Ke[ ] / 18[ ]' (f. 74), '1856' (f. 75), '[ ]er & Co' (f. 76), 'E To... British Library
creatorOf 'Wild Wales'. 1. Autograph journal of Borrow's tour in North Wales; 2-6 Sept. 1854. The journal is written in a notebook, lacking covers, and formed the basis of chapters 41-50. ff. 1-18b.2. Autograph drafts of portions of the introduction, and of ch... British Library
referencedIn 7 Nov. 1916includes:f. 7 George Borrow, writer: Postcard of G. B. Shaw to T. J. Wise rel. to George Borrow: 1916.f. 7 Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letters, etc., of G. B. Shaw to Thomas James Wise: 1908?-1933, n.d.: Partly signed.ff. 7, 7b ... British Library
creatorOf 'Romantic Ballads'. 1. 'The Death-Raven'; circa 1865. Fair copy, with a few revisions, written on both sides of ten quarto leaves of white laid paper. Watermark 'Cowan' and the figure of Britannia. The MS. is entitled 'The Death-Raven. From Oehlensla..., 1823-1870 British Library
creatorOf 'Axel Thordson and Fair Valborg'. Autograph fair copy, with revisions, written on both sides of fourteen quarto leaves of white wove paper. Watermark 'FELLOWS / 1824'. The MS. is entitled as above in Borrow's hand, and below the title has 'Chorus. / ..., 1824-1829 British Library
creatorOf Fragments of Two Essays by George Borrow; circa 1830 and circa 1840. Ashley Library Catalogue, i, pp. 37-38. As follows:―1. Autograph fragment of an essay on the ballad, written on both sides of two conjoined octavo leaves of blue wove paper. No wate..., 1825-1845 British Library
creatorOf 'A Remarkable prophecy Of an approaching War': a translation from the Danish by George Borrow of the poem by F. J. Schaldemose; 1830-[1857?]. Autograph fair copy, written on both sides of one quarto leaf of white laid paper, and on one side only of a..., 1830-1857 British Library
creatorOf 'Ode to Lewis Morris': a translation from the Welsh by George Borrow of the poem by Goronwy Owen; circa 1829. Autograph fair copy, written on both sides of a quarto leaf of white laid paper. Watermark 'J Rump'. The MS. is entitled 'Ode to Lewis Morri..., approximately 1829 British Library
creatorOf 'Ellen Of Villenskov', 'Uranienborg', 'The Ready Answer', and 'The Spider': ballads and poems translated from the Danish and the Welsh by George Borrow. For the dating of the MSS. see the description of 2396. Ashley Library Catalogue, i, p. 54. As fo..., 1845-1858 British Library
creatorOf Letter from George Borrow to Mary Clarke, whom he married in 1840, sending her 'Blue Beard' translated into Turkish by himself; 22 Oct. 1832. Ashley Library Catalogue, i, p. 48.includes:f. 82 Mary Borrow, wife of G Borrow: George Borrow, writer: Le... British Library
creatorOf Extracts, in English, from the Vilkina Saga or Thidrekssaga, by George Borrow; circa 1860. The extracts, which are apparently based on J. Peringskiold's edition of 1715, are written on both sides of twenty-four octavo leaves of pale blue wove paper (..., approximately 1860 British Library
creatorOf CHARNWOOD AUTOGRAPHS. Vol. II. English literary autographs; circa 16th-20th cent. Included are Edmund Waller, Andrew Marvell, John Evelyn, John Locke, John Dryden, Joseph Addison, Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, William Congreve, Sir Richard Steele, ..., approximately 16th century-20th century British Library
creatorOf 'The Sword', 'Ye Youths and Ye Maidens Hark Chanticleer Cries' and 'An impromtu' [sic]: three poems by George Borrow; circa 1830. Ashley Library Catalogue, ix, pp. 14-15.Autograph fair copies, that of 'The Sword' written on the recto and those of 'Ye..., approximately 1830 British Library
creatorOf 'Romantic Ballads'. 'The Tournament'; after 1843. Fair copy, written on both sides of seven quarto leaves of grey laid paper. Watermark 'Stowford Mill / 1843' and figure of Britannia. The MS. is entitled 'The Tournament' in Borrow's hand. The text fo... British Library
creatorOf 'The Serpent Knight', 'Sir Oluf', 'The Treacherous Merman', 'The Knight in the Deer's Shape', 'The Stalwart Monk', 'The Cruel Step-dame', and 'The Cuckoo': ballads translated from the Danish by George Borrow; after 1842-circa 1850. Autograph fair cop..., 1842-1855 British Library
creatorOf 'The Romany Rye' by George Borrow; [1852?]-[1854].1. Draft of a passage from the beginning of Vol. I, written on both sides of two conjoint octavo leaves of cream laid paper. Watermark part of the figure of Britannia. ff. 42-43b.2. Draft of a passage..., 1852-1854 British Library
creatorOf 'My dainty Dame, my heart's delight' and 'The Cuckoo': two poems translated from the Welsh of Dafydd ab Gwilym by George Borrow. In 1854 Mrs Borrow wrote 'He will, I expect at Christmas, publish his other work, together with his poetry in all the Eur..., 1844-1857 British Library
creatorOf 'The Zigany': a poem from the Russian of Pushkin by George Borrow; circa 1860. Autograph fair copy, with revisions, written on both sides of twenty quarto leaves of white laid paper formed by tearing folio leaves in half. No watermark. The poem, a dr..., approximately 1860 British Library
creatorOf 'Targum'. 1. 'On the peculiarities of the houses and ships of the Egyptians. From the Arabic of Abdollatif, a writer of the 13th century.': a translation by Borrow of an essay in prose; circa 1830. Autograph fair copy, written on both sides of a quar..., 1825-1855 British Library
creatorOf 'Marsk Stig' and 'Marsk Stig's Daughters': two ballads translated from the Danish by George Borrow; 1843-[1857?]. Autograph fair copies, with a few revisions, written on both sides of twenty-one quarto leaves of grey laid paper, and on one side only ..., 1843-1857 British Library
creatorOf Curriculum Vitae of himself, by George Borrow; between 1862 and 1874. Autograph fair copy, with a few revisions, written on both sides of two conjoined quarto leaves of white laid paper, with a revised passage on a further scrap of the same. No water..., 1862-1874 British Library
creatorOf 'The Song of Deardra': a poem translated from the Irish by George Borrow; n.d. Autograph fair copy, written on both sides of an octavo leaf of cream laid paper. Watermark '18[ ]'. The text differs in several places from, and has one stanza less than,... British Library
creatorOf Letter from George Borrow to his mother telling of his success in distributing testaments in the country surrounding Madrid; 5 August 1838. Printed in C. K. Shorter, George Borrow and his Circle, 1913, pp. 193-194. Ashley Library Catalogue, i, p. 60.... British Library
creatorOf 'Ramund': a ballad translated from the Danish by George Borrow; circa 1829. Autograph fair copy, with many revisions, written on both sides of two quarto leaves of white laid paper. Watermark lion with trident on crowned shield. Entitled as above in ..., approximately 1829 British Library
creatorOf Fragments of 'The Death of Balder': a verse tragedy translated from the Danish of J. Ewald by George Borrow; [1821-1826?]. Ashley Library Catalogue, i, p. 48. As follows:1. Two autograph fair copies of the title-page, one (f. 83) written on one side ..., 1821-1826 British Library
creatorOf 'On Pool Cerys' and 'Surely the wildest whirlpool neath the sky': two translations from the Welsh by George Borrow of the poem by Gruffydd Hiraethog; [before 1857?]. For the dating of the MSS. see the description of A2409. The translations are printe... British Library
creatorOf 'Targum'. 1. 'Ode to God'; circa 1865. Fair copy, written on one side only of a quarto leaf of white laid paper, conjoined with another, blank, leaf. No watermark. Untitled. The text found in the fair copy differs by three lines and one word from tha..., 1860-1914 British Library
creatorOf 'Hafbur and Signe': a ballad translated from the Danish by George Borrow; [before 1857?]. Autograph fair copy, with a few revisions, mostly in pencil, written on both sides of nine quarto leaves of blue wove paper, on one side only of a tenth, and on... British Library
creatorOf 'The Bible in Spain' by George Borrow; [1841-1842]. 1. Draft of part of vol. I, chapter XVII, written on both sides of five quarto leaves of grey laid paper. Watermark '1840' and figure of Britannia. The final text found in the draft differs in a fe..., 1841-1842 British Library
referencedIn Certificate that his wife had transcribed George Borrow's 'The Bible in Spain' etc. from the original MSS; 30 Jan. 1869. Draft, in the hand of George Borrow, written on one side only of an octave leaf of white laid paper. No watermark. The certificat... British Library
creatorOf Autograph outline of pp. 112-122 of the work as printed, written in pencil on both sides of two octavo leaves of grey wove paper. No watermark.includes:ff. 20-21b George Borrow, writer: 'The Sleeping Bard', outline of pp. 112-122 by George Borrow: ... British Library
creatorOf Letters (12) from George Borrow to his wife; 1844-[1858]. Accompanied by an autograph dedication to his wife's memory (f. 1), and by the text of T. J. Wise, Letters to his wife Mary Borrow by George Borrow, 1913 (ff. 2, 3, 4, 7-9b, 11, 11b, 13, 13b, ..., 1844-1858 British Library
creatorOf 'The Story of Tim': a story translated from the Russian by George Borrow; [1854-1862]: .includes:f. 97 George Borrow, writer: Introduction to `The Story of Tim' by George Borrow: [1862?]: Autogr. draft., 1854-1862 British Library
creatorOf 'Romantic Ballads'. 'The Violet-Gatherer'; circa 1865. Fair copy, with revisions, of stanzas 7-10, written on one side only of a quarto leaf of white laid paper. Watermark 'Cowan'. The final text found in the fair copy is identical with that printed ..., approximately 1865 British Library
creatorOf Letter from Edward Fitzgerald to George Borrow; 24 May 1857. Printed in The Letters of Edward Fitzgerald, ed. A. M. Terhune and A. B. Terhune, vol. ii, 1980, pp. 276-277. ff. 1-2. Ashley Library Catalogue, ii, p. 120. The letter is accompanied by two... British Library
creatorOf Account of an Incident at Yarmouth in 1853 by George Borrow; [1853?]. Autograph fair copy, written on both sides of two conjoined octavo leaves of cream laid paper. No watermark. Printed in C. K. Shorter, George Borrow and his Circle, 1913, pp. 291-2..., 1853 British Library
creatorOf 'The Zincali'.1. Draft of an anecdote concerning the Jews in Portugal, written on both sides of an octavo leaf of cream wove paper, and on one side only of another; circa 1839. The leaves are conjoined. No watermark. Apparently unpublished. ff. 56-57..., 1834-1844 British Library
creatorOf 'The Valkyrie and Raven': a ballad translated from the Norse by George Borrow; before 1862. Autograph draft, written on both sides of four octavo leaves of cream laid paper, and one side only of a fifth (f. 6). No watermark. The ballad is entitled by... British Library
creatorOf 'The Three Expectants': a ballad by George Borrow; after 1833 or after 1855. Autograph fair copy, written on both sides of one quarto leaf of blue laid paper, and on one side only of another. Watermark part of the figure of Britannia and part of a da... British Library
creatorOf 'Proud Signild', 'The Damsel of the Wood', and 'Damsel Mette': three ballads translated from the Danish by George Borrow. For the dating of the MSS. see the description of 2396. Ashley Library Catalogue, i, p. 53. As follows:―1. 'Proud Signild'; 1842..., 1828-1858 British Library
creatorOf 'The Dalby Bear', 'Tygge Hermandsen', and 'The Wicked Step-mother': ballads translated from the Danish by George Borrow; circa 1850. Autograph fair copies. Ashley Library Catalogue, i, p. 50. Bound up with the MSS. is a copy of Wise's private printin..., approximately 1850 British Library
creatorOf 'The Return of the Dead', 'The Transformed Damsel', 'The Forced Consent', and 'Ingeborg's Disguise': ballads translated from the Danish by George Borrow. For the dating of the MSS. see the description of 2396. Ashley Library Catalogue, i, p. 52. As f..., 1842-1858 British Library
creatorOf 'The Romany Rye' by George Borrow; [1852?]-[1854].1. Draft of the whole of chapter 25, and almost the whole of chapters 24 and 26, written on both sides of fourteen quarto leaves of blue laid paper, formed by sewing seven folio leaves into a quire. W..., 1851-1921 British Library
creatorOf 'Lavengro'. Drafts; circa 1844. 1. Draft, with many revisions and cancellations, of part of Vol. I, chapter vi, written on both sides of seven octavo leaves of white wove paper. No watermark. The final text found in the draft differs in many places f..., approximately 1844 British Library
creatorOf 'The Zincali'. Fair copy, with revisions, of a translation of the Lord's Prayer into Spanish Romany, written on one side only of an octavo leaf of white laid paper; circa 1839. Watermark part of lion on crowned shield. The text found in the fair copy..., approximately 1839 British Library
creatorOf 'Queen Berngerd', 'Dame Martha's Fountain', 'The Bard and the Dreams', and 'King Oluf The Saint': ballads translated from the Danish by George Borrow. For the dating of the MSS. see the description of 2396. Ashley Library Catalogue, i, p. 57. As foll..., 1824-1830 British Library
creatorOf 'The Renegade': a poem by George Borrow; [1834-1835?]. Autograph fair copy, written on both sides of one octavo leaf of white wove paper and on one side only of another. The leaves are conjoined. No watermark. The MS. is entitled 'The Renegade' in Bo..., 1834-1835 British Library
creatorOf 'Niels Ebbesen' and 'Germand Gladenswayne': two ballads translated from the Danish by George Borrow. For the dating of the MSS. see the description of 2396. Ashley Library Catalogue, i, p. 54. As follows:―1. 'Niels Ebbesen'; 1824-[1829?]. Autograph f..., 1824-1858 British Library
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