George Borrow
George Borrow was a writer, novelist, translator, peddler, traveler and linguist (1803–1881). He was born at Dereham and died at Lowestoft.
Also recorded as George Henry Borrow.
George Borrow in brief
- Born
- 1803
- Died
- 1881
- Known for
- writer, novelist, translator, peddler, traveler and linguist
- Place of birth
- Dereham
Contents
Work and production
Works recorded as notable number 6: The Zincali, The Bible in Spain, Lavengro, The Romany Rye, Wild Wales and Romano Lavo-Lil.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.
Wellcome Collection: 20 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Borrow, George (1803–1881), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. George Borrow, Edward Thomas: Prose Writings: A Selected Edition, Vol. 3: Biographies: Jefferies and Borrow, 2018. George Borrow on Southey, 1862, Robert Southey, 2002. Borrow, George Henry, Religion Past and Present. Borrow, George Henry (1803–1881), writer and traveller, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004. George Borrow, Luis de Usoz y sus respectivos vocabularios gitanos, Revista de Filología Española, 2006.
Digitised editions and texts
18 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive and Project Gutenberg.
Wild Wales (1900) — Internet Archive. Wildwales (1977) — Internet Archive. The Zincali : An account of the Gypsies of Spain (1907) — Internet Archive. Gypsies of Spain (1901) — Internet Archive. The Zincali: Or, An Account of the Gypsies of Spain. With an Original ... (1843) — Internet Archive. LAVENGRO (1909) — Internet Archive. The Romany Rye. A Sequel to "Lavengro" (1857) — Internet Archive. Lavengro The Scholar The Gypsy The Priest (1907) — Internet Archive. Romano Lavo-lil: Word-book of the Romany; Or, English Gypsy Language (1905) — Internet Archive. The Bible in Spain: Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman, in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula — Project Gutenberg. Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery — Project Gutenberg. Lavengro: The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest — Project Gutenberg. The Bible in Spain, Vol. 1 [of 2]: Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula — Project Gutenberg. The Zincali: An Account of the Gypsies of Spain — Project Gutenberg. Romano Lavo-Lil: Word Book of the Romany; Or, English Gypsy Language: With Specimens of Gypsy Poetry, and an Account of Certain Gypsyries or Places Inhabited by Them, and of Various Things Relating to Gypsy Life in England — Project Gutenberg. Lavengro: the Scholar - the Gypsy - the Priest — Project Gutenberg. The Romany Rye — Project Gutenberg. La Biblia en España, Tomo I (de 3): O viajes, aventuras y prisiones de un inglés en su intento de difundir las Escrituras por la Península — Project Gutenberg.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 22 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1803George Borrow born at Dereham.
- 1843The Zincali: Or, An Account of the Gypsies of Spain. With an Original ... digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1881George Borrow died at Lowestoft.
- 1881The Bible in Spain digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1900Wild Wales digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1901Gypsies of Spain digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1905Romano Lavo-lil: Word-book of the Romany; Or, English Gypsy Language digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1907The Zincali : An account of the Gypsies of Spain digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1909LAVENGRO digitised by Internet Archive.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Borrow, George (1803–1881), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Borrow, George Henry (1803–1881), writer and traveller, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
- 4.
George Borrow on Southey, 1862, Robert Southey, 2002
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 5.
George Borrow, Edward Thomas: Prose Writings: A Selected Edition, Vol. 3: Biographies: Jefferies and Borrow, 2018
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 6.
Open Library author record for George Borrow (Internet Archive), 0 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
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Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming George Borrow.
open access index · Unverified
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Internet Archive, 108 digitised items catalogued under George Borrow as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
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Project Gutenberg holds 25 full texts attributed to George Borrow.
digital repository · Unverified
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Wellcome Collection catalogue records 20 works naming George Borrow.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q2137717: George Borrow
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
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“George Borrow”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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