Envelope 1: Untitled MS folktale, beginning "Sigmund son of Volsun"; Envelope 2: MS folktale, "The pisgey and midwife"; Folder 1: MS poem, "Grasach Abo, or, the cause of grace"; Folder 2: MS poem, "Song of truth"; Folder 3: MS poem, "Tord of Harborough"; Folder 4: MS poem, "The song of Deborah"; Three bound vols, printed London, 1913, for private circulation, containing: 1: "King Hacon's death, and, Bran and the black dog, two ballads, with original manuscripts"; 2: "Grimhild's vengeance, three ballads, with original manuscripts"; 3: "Mollie Charane and other ballads, with original manuscripts of five of the ballads".
Literary manuscripts of George Borrow, with related material
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- ReferenceGB 206 Brotherton Collection MS 19c Borrow
- Dates of Creationca. 1840-1913
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description2 envelopes containing unbound manuscript (in 1 box), 4 folders containing manuscript poems, and 3 bound vols containing printed and manuscript poetry
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
George Henry Borrow (1803-1881) was an author and traveller. For details of his life and work see the Dictionary of National Biography
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Acquisition Information
Partly from the library of Lord Brotherton. Subsequent purchases partly from Quaritch, June and September 1956, and partly from Maggs, November 1956.
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In English