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A Book of Old English Ballads
by George Wharton Edwards (1859-1950)
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).
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Total running time: 2:34:00
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- 00 - Introduction – 00:26:25
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Read by Mike Harris - 01 - Chevy Chace – 00:12:13
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Read by susanfrom - 02 - King Cophetua and the Beggar-Maid – 00:05:54
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Read by ravenotation - 03 - King Leir and his Three Daughters – 00:07:07
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Read by Michael Helgens - 04 - Fair Rosamonde – 00:07:53
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Read by Bridget Tallon - 05 - Phillida and Corydon – 00:01:24
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Read by Patti Cunningham - 06 - Fair Margaret and Sweet William – 00:03:56
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Read by Stephen Read - 07 - Annan Water – 00:02:13
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Read by Patti Cunningham - 08 - The Bailiff's Daughter of Islington – 00:03:03
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Read by Ruth Golding - 09 - Barbara Allen's Cruelty – 00:01:52
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Read by ravenotation - 10 - The Douglas Tragedy – 00:04:32
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Read by Leonard Wilson - 11 - Young Waters – 00:03:10
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Read by Leonard Wilson - 12 - Flodden Field – 00:02:43
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Read by Michael Helgens - 13 - Helen of Kirkconnell – 00:01:49
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Read by Bridget Tallon - 14 - Robin Hood and Allen-a-Dale – 00:05:41
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Read by Elizabeth Zaranka - 15 - Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne – 00:10:09
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Read by Patti Cunningham - 16 - Robin Hood's Death and Burial – 00:04:11
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Read by Peter Yearsley - 17 - The Twa Corbies – 00:01:29
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Read by Leonard Wilson - 18 - Waly, Waly, Love be Bonny – 00:01:58
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Read by Jamie - 19 - The Nut-brown Maid – 00:13:15
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Read by Mike Harris - 20 - The Fause Lover – 00:02:23
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Read by Kalynda - 21 - The Mermaid – 00:02:24
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Read by susanfrom - 22_The Battle of Otterburn – 00:13:24
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Read by Stephen Read - 23 - The Lament of the Border Widow – 00:02:04
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Read by susanfrom - 24 - The Banks O' Yarrow – 00:03:17
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Read by Bridget Tallon - 25 - Hugh of Lincoln – 00:03:50
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Read by drewmac - 26 - Sir Patrick Spens – 00:05:41
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Cataloged on July 11, 2010













