Project Gutenberg 2014-03-28 Public domain in the USA. 352 Johnson, R. Brimley (Reginald Brimley) 1867 1932 Johnson, Reginald Brimley Cooke, W. Cubitt (William Cubitt) 1866 1951 Cooke, William Cubitt Cooke, W.C. Popular British Ballads, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 4 (of 4) Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by Google Books "Popular British Ballads, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 4 (of 4)" edited by R. Brimley Johnson is a collection of traditional ballads written in the late 19th century. This volume compiles various poignant and narrative-rich songs that reflect the themes of love, loss, and folklore typical of British storytelling. The anthology includes pieces like “The High Tide on the Coast of Lincolnshire” and others that highlight the emotional depth of both personal and historical events embedded in British culture. The opening of this collection features a series of ballads, beginning with “The High Tide on the Coast of Lincolnshire,” which captures a dramatic tale of a rising tide threatening a village and the accompanying emotional turmoil of a family impacted by this disaster. The narrative revolves around the old mayor’s efforts to rally the bell ringers to alert the town, introducing characters such as the speaker reflecting on their son’s wife, Elizabeth, who is missing amid the chaos. This excerpt sets a tone of urgency and heartfelt concern, setting up the collection’s focus on narratives that weave human experiences with the emotive landscape of the British countryside. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45244/45244-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Ballads, English -- England -- Texts PR Text Category: Poetry Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: British Literature 492836 2025-07-18T09:58:03.851391 text/html 519110 2024-10-24T04:19:21 text/html 26226889 2025-07-18T09:58:24.823313 application/epub+zip 26207328 2025-07-18T09:58:08.111393 application/epub+zip 207784 2025-07-18T09:58:05.461396 application/epub+zip 26183210 2025-07-18T09:58:35.272289 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 26201927 2025-07-18T09:58:20.186308 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461037 2022-09-20T16:18:08.644241 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278862 2025-07-18T09:57:56.090419 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 258999 2024-10-24T04:19:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17366 2025-07-18T09:58:35.482233 application/rdf+xml 23688 2025-07-18T09:58:05.645373 image/jpeg 3749 2025-07-18T09:58:05.555376 image/jpeg 25688759 2025-07-18T09:58:04.330382 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