Project Gutenberg 2008-12-04 Public domain in the USA. 124 Borrow, George 1803 1881 Borrow, George Henry Wise, Thomas James 1859 1937 Wise, Thomas J. (Thomas James) The King's Wake, and Other Ballads The King's wake -- Swayne Felding -- Innocence defamed. Transcribed from the 1913 Thomas J. Wise pamphlet by David Price. Many thanks to Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library, UK, for kindly supplying the images from which this transcription was made "The King's Wake, and Other Ballads" by George Borrow is a collection of ballads written during the early 20th century. This anthology reflects Borrow's fascination with folklore and poetry, drawing on themes of love, honor, and tragedy through various traditional narratives. The work exemplifies the blending of historical storytelling with lyrical expression, offering insights into human emotions and cultural values. The collection features various ballads, with "The King's Wake" standing out as a poignant narrative. In this tale, a young maiden named Signelil seeks permission from her mother to attend a royal wake, eager to join the festive atmosphere. Despite her mother's initial resistance, she is eventually allowed to go. At the wake, the King invites her to dance, leading to a tragic turn when she is mistakenly killed by the Queen, highlighting themes of innocence and the dire consequences of jealousy. The other ballads in the collection similarly explore struggles, deep emotions, and moral lessons, often steeped in mystical and folkloric elements that enrich the overarching narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Ballads English poetry PR Text Category: Poetry Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 42014 2025-07-11T08:50:01.063575 text/html 38898 2008-12-04T15:16:15 text/html 105831 2025-07-11T08:50:06.123586 application/epub+zip 104293 2025-07-11T08:50:03.993583 application/epub+zip 77350 2025-07-11T08:50:02.914597 application/epub+zip 238700 2025-07-11T08:50:07.559587 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229590 2025-07-11T08:50:05.464589 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183053 2022-09-12T14:30:47.068274 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 33256 2025-07-11T08:50:00.798583 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32907 2008-12-04T15:16:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32614 2008-12-04T15:21:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21759 2025-07-11T08:50:07.685535 application/rdf+xml 18156 2025-07-11T08:50:03.407558 image/jpeg 4490 2025-07-11T08:50:03.159558 image/jpeg 12427 2008-12-04T15:21:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 13748 2008-12-04T15:21:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 12376 2008-12-04T15:21:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 104557 2025-07-11T08:50:01.068579 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia