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Two Suffolk Friends Francis Hindes Groome Francis Hindes Groome (1851-1902) was a miscellaneous writer who wrote for various encyclopaedias. He was a student of the Gypsies and their language, and published In Gypsy Tents (1880) and Gypsy Folk Tales (1899). He worked with David MacRitchie as editor of the quarterly journal of the Gypsy Lore Society until its dormancy in 1892. F. H. Groome is perhaps best remembered for his 6-volume Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland. His other works include: Kriegspiel (1896) and Two Suffolk Friends (1895). We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print...
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Two Suffolk Friends Francis Hindes Groome Two Suffolk Friends Francis Hindes Groome Francis Hindes Groome (1851-1902) was a miscellaneous writer who wrote for various encyclopaedias. He was a student of the Gypsies and their language, and published In Gypsy Tents (1880) and Gypsy Folk Tales (1899). He worked with David MacRitchie as editor of the quarterly journal of the Gypsy Lore Society until its dormancy in 1892. F. H. Groome is perhaps best remembered for his 6-volume Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland. His other works include: Kriegspiel (1896) and Two Suffolk Friends (1895) We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books...
Two Suffolk Friends Francis Hindes Groome
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This book is a treasure chest of classic Gypsy Folklore, and makes fascinating reading for those interested in the Roma people. Groome makes only a few changes remaining true to the original stories, to let them enchant us as if it were being presented in the vernacular. In this volume you will find Gypsy stories from Slovakia, Moravia,Bohemia, Poland, England, Wales and Scotland.
Over seventy tales collected by leading gypsiologists of 19th century Europe, emanating mainly from the Near East, British Isles, France, and the Balkan area.
A huge collection of folk-tales from the Gypsies. The Introduction alone is about 100 pages long and is very extensive. Then you have 76 tales, in 9 chapters; Turkish-Gypsy Stories; Roumanian-Gypsy Stories; Bukowina-Gypsy Stories; Transylvanian-Gypsy Stories; Slovak, Moravian, And Bohemian Gypsy Stories; Polish-Gypsy Stories; English-Gypsy Stories; Welsh-Gypsy Stories; and, Scottish-Tinker Stories.
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