Project Gutenberg 2021-06-06 Public domain in the USA. 299 Ashton, John 1834 1911 36021380 Modern Street Ballads Without music. Tim Lindell, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Modern Street Ballads" by John Ashton is a collection of songs and poems reflecting the social and cultural life of England, crafted during the late 19th century. This work offers a glimpse into the themes commonly encountered in street ballads, addressing various aspects of life such as love, social issues, humor, and historical events, showcasing the vibrant and sometimes gritty tapestry of everyday experiences during that era. The opening of the book sets the stage for this exploration, detailing the evolution and decline of street ballads as a popular form of entertainment. Ashton laments their fading glory, describing how these ballads were rapidly produced to coincide with current events and were often accompanied by lively performances in public spaces. Through a series of humorous anecdotes and a variety of ballads, he illustrates the approachable and often rough nature of this art form, while emphasizing its historical significance and the lively cultures that surrounded it, thereby inviting readers to engage with both the literal content and the broader societal context of the ballads. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English poetry -- 19th century Ballads, English -- Texts Street literature -- Great Britain PR Text Category: Poetry Category: British Literature 673510 2025-06-26T05:31:06.532331 text/html 664581 2024-10-18T14:13:37 text/html 3062653 2025-06-26T05:31:52.121682 application/epub+zip 3043472 2025-06-26T05:31:21.897766 application/epub+zip 243880 2025-06-26T05:31:12.379769 application/epub+zip 5533642 2025-06-26T05:32:01.574598 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5448061 2025-06-26T05:31:36.797680 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419099 2022-09-29T13:36:25.434292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397404 2025-06-26T05:31:03.597372 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 377501 2024-10-18T14:13:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16777 2025-06-26T05:32:01.808570 application/rdf+xml 15461 2025-06-26T05:31:12.638765 image/jpeg 2436 2025-06-26T05:31:12.511751 image/jpeg 2990890 2025-06-26T05:31:06.693327 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