Book of Old English Ballads
Chapter 1 of 27 00 - Introduction
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- Running time
- 2 h 34 min
- Language
- English
- Readers
- Bridget Tallon, Elizabeth Zaranka, Jamie, Kalynda, Leonard Wilson (1930-2024) and 9 others
Chapters
About this recording
In this selection... the aim has been to bring within moderate compass a collection of these songs of the people which should fairly represent the range, the descriptive felicity, the dramatic power, and the genuine poetic feeling of a body of verse which is still, it is to be feared, unfamiliar to a large number of those to whom it would bring refreshment and delight. (Summary from introduction)