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The Romany Rye

by George Borrow

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  1. 1Chapter I — The Making of the Linch-pin — The Sound Sleeper — Break…
  2. 2Chapter II — The Man in Black — The Emperor of Germany — Nepotism —…
  3. 3Chapter III — Necessity of Religion — The Great Indian One — Image-…
  4. 4Chapter IV — The Proposal — The Scotch Novel — Latitude — Miracles…
  5. 5Chapter V — Fresh Arrivals — Pitching the Tent — Certificated Wife…
  6. 6Chapter VI — The Promised Visit…
  7. 7Chapter VII — The Festival — The Gypsy Song — Piramus of Rome — The…
  8. 8Chapter VIII
  9. 9Chapter IX — Return From Church — The Cuckoo and Gypsy — Spiritual…
  10. 10Chapter X — Sunday Evening — Ursula — Action at Law — Meridiana — M…
  11. 11Chapter XI — Ursula’s Tale — The Patteran — The Deep Water — Second…
  12. 12Chapter XII — The Dingle at Night — The Two Sides of the Question —…
  13. 13Chapter XIII — Visit to the Landlord — His Mortifications — Hunter…
  14. 14Chapter XIV — Preparations for the Fair — The Last Lesson — The Ver…
  15. 15Chapter XV — The Dawn of Day — The Last Farewell — Departure for th…
  16. 16Chapter XVI — Gloomy Forebodings — The Postman’s Mother — The Lette…
  17. 17Chapter XVII — The Public-house — Landlord on His Legs Again — A Bl…
  18. 18Chapter XVIII — Mr. Petulengro’s Device — The Leathern Purse — Cons…
  19. 19Chapter XIX — Trying the Horse — The Feats of Tawno — Man With the…
  20. 20Chapter XX — Farewell to the Romans — The Landlord and His Niece —…
  21. 21Chapter XXI — An Adventure on the Road — The Six Flint Stone — A Ru…
  22. 22Chapter XXII — The Singular Noise — Sleeping in a Meadow — The Book…
  23. 23Chapter XXIII — Drivers and Front Outside Passengers — Fatigue of B…
  24. 24Chapter XXIV — An Inn of Times Gone by — A First-rate Publican — Ha…
  25. 25Chapter XXV — Stable Hartshorn — How to Manage a Horse on a Journey…
  26. 26Chapter XXVI — The Stage — Coachmen of England — A Bully Served Out…
  27. 27Chapter XXVII — Francis Ardry — His Misfortunes — Dog and Lion Figh…
  28. 28Chapter XXVIII — Mr. Platitude and the Man in Black — The Postillio…
  29. 29Chapter XXIX — Deliberations With Self-Resolution — Invitation to D…
  30. 30Chapter XXX — Triumphal Departure — No Season Like Youth — Extreme…
  31. 31Chapter XXXI — A Novel Situation — The Elderly Individual — The Sur…
  32. 32Chapter XXXII — The Morning After a Fall — The Teapot — Unpretendin…
  33. 33Chapter XXXIII — Convalescence — The Surgeon’s Bill — Letter of Rec…
  34. 34Chapter XXXIV — The Old Man’s Story Continued — Misery in the Head…
  35. 35Chapter XXXV — The Leave-taking — Spirit of the Hearth — What’s o’C…
  36. 36Chapter XXXVI — Arrival at Horncastle — The Inn and Ostlers — The G…
  37. 37Chapter XXXVII — Horncastle Fair
  38. 38Chapter XXXVIII — High Dutch
  39. 39Chapter XXXIX — The Hungarian
  40. 40Chapter XL — The Horncastle Welcome — Tzernebock and Bielebock
  41. 41Chapter XLI — The Jockey’s Tale — Thieves’ Latin — Liberties With C…
  42. 42Chapter XLII — A Short-tempered Person…
  43. 43Chapter XLIII — The Church
  44. 44Chapter XLIV — An Old Acquaintance
  45. 45Chapter XLV — Murtagh’s Tale
  46. 46Chapter XLVI — Murtagh’s Story Continued — The Priest, Exorcist, an…
  47. 47Chapter XLVII — Departure From Horncastle — Recruiting Sergeant — K…
  48. 48Appendix

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