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Ashley MS 2396
- Record Id:
- 040-001979187
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001978147
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001448.0x0000f5
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Ashley MS 2396
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
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'Marsk Stig' and 'Marsk Stig's Daughters': two ballads translated from the Danish by George Borrow; 1843-[1857?]. Autograph fair copies, with a few revisions, written on both sides of twenty-one quarto leaves of grey laid paper, and on one side only of another. Watermark '1843' and lion with trident on crowned shield. The MS. is headed 'Marsk Stig: The songs relating to himself and family' in Borrow's hand. 'Marsk Stig's Daughters' occupies ff. 20b-22. It may be imperf. Borrow never abandoned the hope of publishing his translations after 'The Songs of Scandinavia' failed to appear in 1829. In 1854 Mrs Borrow wrote 'He will, I expect at Christmas, publish his other work, together with his poetry in all the European languages.' In The Romany Rye, 1857, there appeared an advertisement for a forthcoming work 'Kaempe Viser; Songs about Giants and Heroes. With Romantic and Historical Ballads, translated from the ancient Danish'. This was never published. The ballads are printed in The Works of George Borrow, vii, 1923, pp. 280-306. Ashley Library Catalogue, i, p. 50.
Quarto; ff. i+22.
includes:
- ff. 1-20 Ballads ENGLISH: George Borrow, writer: Ballad, 'Marsk Stig', by George Borrow: 1843-[1857?]: Autogr. fair copy.
- ff. 20b-22 Ballads ENGLISH: George Borrow, writer: Ballad, 'Marsk Stig's Daughters', by George Borrow: 1843-[1857?]: Autogr. fair copy.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Ashley Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001978147
040-001979187 - Is part of:
- Ashley MS A17-5768 : Ashley Manuscripts
Ashley MS 2396 : 'Marsk Stig' and 'Marsk Stig's Daughters': two ballads translated from the Danish by George Borrow;… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001978147[0553]/040-001979187
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Ashley MS A17-5768
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1843
- End Date:
- 1858
- Date Range:
- 1843-[1857?]
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Borrow, George, writer