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
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Brotherton Collection MS 19c Borrow
- Dates of Creation
- ca. 1840-1913
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 2 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
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
Partly from the library of Lord Brotherton. Subsequent purchases partly from Quaritch, June and September 1956, and partly from Maggs, November 1956.
Note
In English