The Romany Rye

A Sequel to ‘Lavengro’

by

George Borrow

With Notes and an Introduction by John Sampson

eBooks@Adelaide
2009

Derived from by the 1903 Methuen & Co. edition.

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Table of Contents

Introduction
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  1. The Making of the Linch-Pin—The Sound Sleeper—Breakfast—The Postillion’s Departure
  2. The Man in Black—The Emperor of Germany—Nepotism—Donna Olympia—Omnipotence—Camillo Astalli—The Five Propositions
  3. Necessity of Religion—The Great Indian One—Image-Worship—Shakespeare—The Pat Answer—Krishna—Amen
  4. The Proposal—The Scotch Novel—Latitude—Miracles—Pestilent Heretics—Old Fraser—Wonderful Texts—No Armenian
  5. Fresh Arrivals—Pitching the Tent—Certificated Wife—High-Flying Notions
  6. The Promised Visit—Roman Fashion—Wizard and Witch—Catching at Words—The Two Females—Dressing of Hair—The New Roads—Belle’s Altered Appearance—Herself Again
  7. The Festival—The Gypsy Song—Piramus of Rome—The Scotchman—Gypsy Names
  8. The Church—The Aristocratical Pew—Days of Yore—The Clergyman—‘In What Would a Man Be Profited?’
  9. Return From Church—The Cuckoo and Gypsy—Spiritual Discourse
  10. Sunday Evening—Ursula—Action at Law—Meridiana—Married Already
  11. Ursula’s Tale—The Patteran—The Deep Water—Second Husband
  12. The Dingle at Night—The Two Sides of the Question—Roman Females—Filling The Kettle—The Dream—The Tall Figure
  13. Visit to the Landlord—His Mortifications—Hunter and His Clan—Resolution
  14. Preparations for the Fair—The Last Lesson—The Verb Siriel
  15. The Dawn of Day—The Last Farewell—Departure for the Fair—The Fine Horse—Return to the Dingle—No Isopel
  16. Gloomy Forebodings—The Postman’s Mother—The Letter—Bears and Barons—The Best of Advice
  17. The Public-House—Landlord on His Legs Again—A Blow in Season—The Way of The World—The Grateful Mind—The Horse’s Neigh
  18. Mr. Petulengro’s Device—The Leathern Purse—Consent to Purchase a Horse
  19. Trying the Horse—The Feats of Tawno—Man with the Red Waistcoat—Disposal Of Property
  20. Farewell to the Romans—The Landlord and His Niece—Set Out As a Traveller
  21. An Adventure on the Roads—The Six Flint Stones—A Rural Scene—Mead—The Old Man and His Bees
  22. The Singular Noise—Sleeping in a Meadow—The Book—Cure for Wakefulness—Literary Tea-Party—Poor Byron
  23. Drivers and Front Outside Passengers—Fatigue of Body and Mind—Unexpected Greeting—My Inn—The Governor—Engagement
  24. An Inn of Times Gone by—A First-Rate Publican—Hay and Corn—Old-Fashioned Ostler—Highwaymen—Mounted Police—Grooming
  25. Stable Hartshorn—How to Manage a Horse on a Journey—Your Best Friend
  26. The Stage-Coachmen of England—A Bully Served Out—Broughton’s Guard—The Brazen Head
  27. Francis Ardry—His Misfortunes—Dog and Lion Fight—Great Men of the World
  28. Mr. Platitude and the Man in Black—The Postillion’s Adventures—The Lone House—A Goodly Assemblage
  29. Deliberations with Self—Resolution—Invitation to Dinner—The Commercial Traveller—The Landlord’s Offer—The Comet Wine
  30. Triumphal Departure—No Season Like Youth—Extreme Old Age—Beautiful England—The Ratcatcher—A Misadventure
  31. Novel Situation—The Elderly Individual—The Surgeon—A Kind Offer—Chimerical Ideas—Strange Dream
  32. The Morning After a Fall—The Teapot—Unpretending Hospitality—The Chinese Student
  33. Convalescence—The Surgeon’s Bill—Letter of Recommendation—Commencement Of the Old Man’s History
  34. The Old Man’s Story Continued—Misery in the Head—The Strange Marks—Tea-Dealer From London—Difficulties of the Chinese Language
  35. The Leave-Taking—Spirit of the Hearth—What’s O’Clock
  36. Arrival at Horncastle—The Inn and Ostlers—The Garret—Figure of a Man With a Candle
  37. Horncastle Fair
  38. High Dutch
  39. The Hungarian
  40. The Horncastle Welcome—Tzernebock and Bielebock
  41. The Jockey’s Tale—Thieves’ Latin—Liberties with Coin—The Smasher in Prison—Old Fulcher—Every One Has His Gift—Fashion of the English
  42. A Short-Tempered Person—Gravitation—The Best Endowment—Mary Fulcher—Fair Dealing—Horse-Witchery—Darius and His Groom—The Jockey’s Tricks—The Two Characters—The Jockey’s Song
  43. The Church
  44. An Old Acquaintance
  45. Murtagh’s Tale
  46. Murtagh’s Story Continued—The Priest, Exorcist, and Thimble-Engro—How To Check a Rebellion
  47. Departure From Horncastle—Recruiting Sergeant—Kauloes and Lolloes.
Appendix
  1. A Word for Lavengro
  2. On Priestcraft
  3. On Foreign Nonsense
  4. On Gentility, Nonsense—Illustrations of Gentility
  5. Subject of Gentility Continued
  6. On Scotch Gentility-Nonsense—Charlie O’er the Waterism
  7. Same Subject Continued
  8. On Canting Nonsense
  9. Pseudo-Critics
  10. Pseudo-Radicals
  11. The Old Radical
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