A decorated selection of the best-loved English and Scottish popular ballads, with an introduction by Hamilton Wright Mabie on their artless power. It includes Chevy Chace, King Cophetua and the Beggar-Maid, King Leir and his three daughters, Fair Rosamond, Fair Margaret and Sweet William, Annan Water, the Bailiff’s Daughter of Islington and Barbara Allen.
A fine gift-book introduction to the ballad tradition, for reading aloud. Download the free EPUB.