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English and Scottish Ballads by Francis James Child. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1857 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes.

This classic 19th-century survey offers absolute fidelity to original texts as well as invaluable commentary by Francis James Child. Volume 1 includes Parts I and II of the original set — ballads 1-53.

This volume affords a conspectus of English and Scottish ballad literature useful to the general reader and to those who feel a more particular interest in the subject to acquaint themselves at first hand with the full collection of Francis James Child (5 vols.).