Project Gutenberg 2014-02-20 Public domain in the USA. 1695 Child, Francis James 1825 1896 Child, F. J. (Francis James) The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 1 (of 5) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Ballads Produced by Simon Gardner, Katherine Ward, Alicia Williams, David T. Jones and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 1" by Francis James Child is a comprehensive collection of traditional folk ballads compiled in the late 19th century. This collection encompasses the rich oral traditions of song and story from England and Scotland, highlighting a variety of themes and cultural narratives that reflect the historical and social contexts of the regions. The opening of the work sets the stage for its scholarly nature, explaining that Child's aim was to gather and analyze every known ballad, with acknowledgments to numerous contributors and sources that aided in this extensive compilation. It emphasizes the importance of ballads in popular culture, referencing their historical prevalence and significance in storytelling, and introduces the first ballad, "Riddles Wisely Expounded," which highlights a tradition of riddle competitions within folk lore. Overall, the beginning conveys Child's methodological approach to collecting these ballads, showcasing his dedication to preserving and understanding this piece of literary heritage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Ballads, English -- England -- Texts Ballads, Scots -- Scotland -- Texts PR Text Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: British Literature 3174203 2025-08-18T08:49:55.331239 text/html 3203546 2024-10-24T02:49:13 text/html 1101302 2025-08-18T08:53:14.820207 application/epub+zip 1140224 2025-08-18T08:51:13.251322 application/epub+zip 982903 2025-08-18T08:50:34.157005 application/epub+zip 2367442 2025-08-18T08:53:48.289063 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3538391 2025-08-18T08:52:03.377087 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3350394 2022-09-20T14:08:40.107663 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2063528 2025-08-18T08:49:41.027276 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2043621 2024-10-24T02:49:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16551 2025-08-18T08:53:48.637050 application/rdf+xml 23446 2025-08-18T08:50:35.338993 image/jpeg 5079 2025-08-18T08:50:34.775011 image/jpeg 1044823 2025-08-18T08:49:55.526199 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