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Published between 1882 and 1898, this definitive collection compiles all the extant ballads with all known variants and features Child's commentary for each work. Volume IV includes Parts VII and VIII of the original set ? ballads 189-265: including "Rob Roy," "Sir James the Rose," "Geordie," "The Gypsy Laddie," "The New-Slain Knight," more.
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Parts Six and Seven of the fourth volume cover ballads from 189 to 265, including such popular ones as The Gypsy Laddie, Geordie, The Braes of Yarrow, Eppie Morrie, and The Demon Lover. Child introduces each ballad and includes variants in part or in full as called for. Each volume appends additions and corrections for all the ballads up to that point; the table of contents points to those. This reprinting is from the 1965 Dover edition. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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