The Rev. George Hall, rector of Ruckland in Lincolnshire, loved the Romany people from boyhood and spent years travelling and camping with them. He describes Gypsy courts and characters, north-country families, a Gypsy baptism and Romany names, poaching, fortune-telling and blessings, and the doctors, travellers and readers of Borrow who shared his fascination.
A warm first-hand record of English Romany life before the First World War, written with the outlook of its day. Download the free EPUB.