A Book of Old English Ballads
George Wharton Edwards
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
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) (2 hr 34 min)
Chapters
00 - Introduction | 26:25 | Read by Mike Harris |
01 - Chevy Chace | 12:13 | Read by susanfrom |
02 - King Cophetua and the Beggar-Maid | 5:54 | Read by ravenotation |
03 - King Leir and his Three Daughters | 7:07 | Read by Michael Helgens |
04 - Fair Rosamond | 7:53 | Read by Bridget Tallon |
05 - Phillida and Corydon | 1:24 | Read by Patti Cunningham |
06 - Fair Margaret and Sweet William | 3:56 | Read by Stephen Read |
07 - Annan Water | 2:13 | Read by Patti Cunningham |
08 - The Bailiff's Daughter of Islington | 3:03 | Read by Ruth Golding |
09 - Barbara Allen's Cruelty | 1:52 | Read by ravenotation |
10 - The Douglas Tragedy | 4:32 | Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024) |
11 - Young Waters | 3:10 | Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024) |
12 - Flodden Field | 2:43 | Read by Michael Helgens |
13 - Helen of Kirkconnell | 1:49 | Read by Bridget Tallon |
14 - Robin Hood and Allen-a-Dale | 5:41 | Read by Elizabeth Zaranka |
15 - Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne | 10:09 | Read by Patti Cunningham |
16 - Robin Hood's Death and Burial | 4:11 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
17 - The Twa Corbies | 1:29 | Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024) |
18 - Waly, Waly, Love be Bonny | 1:58 | Read by Jamie |
19 - The Nut-brown Maid | 13:15 | Read by Mike Harris |
20 - The Fause Lover | 2:23 | Read by Kalynda |
21 - The Mermaid | 2:24 | Read by susanfrom |
22 - The Battle of Otterburn | 13:24 | Read by Stephen Read |
23 - The Lament of the Border Widow | 2:04 | Read by susanfrom |
24 - The Banks o' Yarrow | 3:17 | Read by Bridget Tallon |
25 - Hugh of Lincoln | 3:50 | Read by drewmac |
26 - Sir Patrick Spens | 5:41 | Read by drewmac |